Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Introduction to the verb défrayer
The English translation of the French verb défrayer is “to pay for” or “to cover the expenses.” It is pronounced as “day-fray-ay” in its infinitive form.
Défrayer comes from the Old French word “defrayer,” meaning “to pay for,” which is derived from the Latin word “disfractare,” meaning “to break or divide.” In everyday French, défrayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe actions that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of défrayer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus défrayé les frais de mon voyage avant de partir. (I had paid for my trip expenses before leaving.)
- Tu eus défrayé les dépenses de la fête sans me le dire. (You had covered the party expenses without telling me.)
- Ils eurent défrayé tous les coûts liés à la rénovation de leur maison. (They had paid for all the costs related to their house renovation.)
In these examples, défrayer is used to express actions that were completed before another past action. These sentences could also be written in the passé composé or imparfait tense, but using the Passé Antérieur gives a more literary and formal tone to the sentence.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus défrayé | I had defrayed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus défrayé | You had defrayed |
il | il eut | Il eut défrayé | He had defrayed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut défrayé | She had defrayed |
on | on eut | On eut défrayé | One had defrayed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défrayé | We had defrayed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défrayé | You had defrayed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défrayé | They had defrayed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défrayé | They had defrayed |
Other Conjugations for Défrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
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Défrayer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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