Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Introduction to the verb dégermer
The English translation of the French verb dégermer is “to remove the germ” or “to degerm.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zhehr-may.”
Dégermer is derived from the French words “dé-” meaning “to remove” and “germe” meaning “germ.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “germen” meaning “seed” or “sprout.”
In everyday French, dégermer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. It is equivalent to the English past perfect tense.
Here are three examples of dégermer being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Quand j’ai dégermé les pommes de terre, j’ai commencé à les couper en cubes. (When I had removed the germs from the potatoes, I started to cut them into cubes.)
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Ils ont dégermé les graines avant de les planter dans le jardin. (They had degermed the seeds before planting them in the garden.)
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Après avoir dégermé les oeufs, elle les a ajoutés à la pâte à gâteau. (After degerming the eggs, she added them to the cake batter.)
English translations:
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When I had removed the germs from the potatoes, I started to cut them into cubes.
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They had degermed the seeds before planting them in the garden.
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After degerming the eggs, she added them to the cake batter.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégermé | I had ungermed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégermé | You had ungermed |
il | il eût | Il eût dégermé | He had ungermed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégermé | She had ungermed |
on | on eût | On eût dégermé | One had ungermed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégermé | We had ungermed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégermé | You had ungermed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégermé | They had ungermed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégermé | They had ungermed |
Other Conjugations for Dégermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
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Dégermer – 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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