Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Introduction to the verb dégotter
The English translation of the French verb dégotter is “to get, to find, to unearth.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-goh-tay.”
The word dégotter comes from the French word “dégoter,” which means “to find, to obtain.” It is derived from the Old French word “got,” meaning “goat” which was used to refer to something that was difficult to catch or find.
In everyday French, dégotter is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate actions that were completed in the past before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense and the past participle of dégotter.
Example 1: J’ai dégotté le livre que tu cherchais. (I found the book you were looking for.)
Example 2: Elle a dégotté un nouveau travail. (She found a new job.)
Example 3: Nous avons dégotté des billets pour le concert. (We got tickets for the concert.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had found the book you were looking for.
Example 2: She had found a new job.
Example 3: We had gotten tickets for the concert.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dégotté | I had found |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dégotté | You had found |
il | il eut | Il eut dégotté | He had found |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dégotté | She had found |
on | on eut | On eut dégotté | One had found |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégotté | We had found |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégotté | You had found |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégotté | They had found |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégotté | They had found |
Other Conjugations for Dégotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
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Dégotter – 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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