Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Introduction to the verb dégainer
The English translation of the French verb dégainer is “to draw (a weapon).” It is pronounced as “day-gain-ay.”
The origin of the word dégainer can be traced back to the Old French word “deginer,” which meant “to unsheathe.” It is commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dégainer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus dégainé mon épée avant qu’il ne puisse réagir. (I had drawn my sword before he could react.)
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Elle eut dégainé son revolver dès qu’elle vit l’ennemi approcher. (She had drawn her revolver as soon as she saw the enemy approaching.)
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Nous eûmes dégainé nos couteaux pour se défendre contre les agresseurs. (We had drawn our knives to defend ourselves against the attackers.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dégainé | J’eus dégainé mon arme | I had drawn my weapon |
tu | tu eus dégainé | Tu eus dégainé ton arme | You had drawn your weapon |
il | il eut dégainé | Il eut dégainé son arme | He had drawn his weapon |
elle | elle eut dégainé | Elle eut dégainé son arme | She had drawn her weapon |
on | on eut dégainé | On eut dégainé son arme | One had drawn his/her weapon |
nous | nous eûmes dégainé | Nous eûmes dégainé nos armes | We had drawn our weapons |
vous | vous eûtes dégainé | Vous eûtes dégainé vos armes | You had drawn your weapons |
ils | ils eurent dégainé | Ils eurent dégainé leurs armes | They had drawn their weapons |
elles | elles eurent dégainé | Elles eurent dégainé leurs armes | They had drawn their weapons |
Other Conjugations for Dégainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégainer
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Dégainer – 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)
Summary
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