Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Introduction to the verb déjouer
The English translation of the French verb déjouer is to thwart or to outwit. It is pronounced as “day-zhoo-ay” in the infinitive form.
Déjouer comes from the Old French word “desjouer,” which means to defeat or to deceive. It is derived from the Latin words “dis” meaning “away” and “iocus” meaning “joke.” In everyday French, déjouer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of déjouer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai déjoué ses plans avant qu’il ne puisse agir. (I thwarted his plans before he could act.)
- Nous avions déjoué le piège avant de tomber dedans. (We had outwitted the trap before falling into it.)
- Vous avez déjoué leurs attaques grâce à votre intelligence. (You thwarted their attacks thanks to your intelligence.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déjouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | j’eus | J’eus déjoué | I had outwitted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déjoué | You had outwitted |
il | il eut | Il eut déjoué | He had outwitted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déjoué | She had outwitted |
on | on eut | On eut déjoué | One had outwitted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déjoué | We had outwitted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déjoué | You had outwitted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déjoué | They had outwitted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déjoué | They had outwitted |
Other Conjugations for Déjouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the déjouer Passé Antérieur tense conjugation!
Déjouer – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb déjouer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!