Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Introduction to the verb délaiter
The English translation of the French verb délaiter is “to wean off” or “to stop breastfeeding.” It is pronounced as “day-lay-tee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word délaiter comes from the Old French word “delait” which means “milk” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs. In everyday French, délaiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of délaiter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus délaité mon enfant avant qu’il ne commence à manger des aliments solides.
(I had weaned off my child before he started eating solid foods.) -
Elle eut délaité ses jumeaux après six mois d’allaitement.
(She had stopped breastfeeding her twins after six months.) -
Nous eûmes délaité nos enfants en même temps pour éviter les jalousies.
(We had weaned off our children at the same time to avoid jealousy.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus délaîté | I had skimmed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus délaîté | You had skimmed |
il | il eut | Il eut délaîté | He had skimmed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut délaîté | She had skimmed |
on | on eut | On eut délaîté | One had skimmed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délaîté | We had skimmed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délaîté | You had skimmed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délaîté | They had skimmed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délaîté | They had skimmed |
Other Conjugations for Délaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
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Délaiter – 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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