Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Introduction to the verb délatter
The English translation of the French verb délatter is “to weed out” or “to eliminate.” It is pronounced “day-lat-er” in its infinitive form.
The word délatter comes from the Old French word “delateor,” which means “to uproot.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past that happened before another past action. This tense is used less frequently in spoken French, but is commonly found in written literature and formal speech.
Here are three examples of délatter used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their corresponding English translations:
- J’eus délatté toutes les mauvaises herbes avant de semer les graines. (I had weeded out all the weeds before sowing the seeds.)
- Il eut délatté les membres les plus faibles de son équipe pour renforcer son équipe principale. (He had eliminated the weakest members of his team to strengthen his main team.)
- Nous eûmes délatté toutes les erreurs de notre rapport avant de le présenter à notre patron. (We had weeded out all the mistakes in our report before presenting it to our boss.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus délatté | I had denounced |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus délatté | You had denounced |
il | il eut | Il eut délatté | He had denounced |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut délatté | She had denounced |
on | on eut | On eut délatté | One had denounced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délatté | We had denounced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délatté | You had denounced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délatté | They had denounced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délatté | They had denounced |
Other Conjugations for Délatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
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Délatter – 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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