Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Introduction to the verb dénerver
The English translation of the French verb dénerver is “to remove the nerves” or “to calm down.” It is pronounced as “day-nair-vair.”
The word dénerver comes from the combination of the prefix “de-” which means “to remove” and the noun “nerve” which comes from the Latin word “nervus.” In everyday French, dénerver is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express actions that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dénerver being used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dénervé le poulet avant de le cuisiner. (I had removed the nerves from the chicken before cooking it.)
- Elle dénerva son discours pour le rendre plus acceptable. (She calmed down her speech to make it more acceptable.)
- Les massages ont dénervé mes muscles endoloris. (The massages removed the nerves in my sore muscles.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénerver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dénervé | I had unnerve |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dénervé | You had unnerve |
il | il eut | Il eut dénervé | He had unnerve |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dénervé | She had unnerve |
on | on eut | On eut dénervé | One had unnerve |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénervé | We had unnerve |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénervé | You had unnerve |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénervé | They had unnerve |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénervé | They had unnerve |
Other Conjugations for Dénerver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
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Dénerver – 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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