Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Introduction to the verb dénicher
The English translation of the French verb dénicher is “to unearth” or “to find.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-nee-shay.”
The word dénicher comes from the Old French word “denichier,” which originated from the Latin word “dēnexāre,” meaning “to take out of a nest.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a tense used to describe a past action that occurred before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of dénicher used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus déniché un trésor dans le grenier. (I had unearthed a treasure in the attic.)
- Tu eus déniché une belle robe pour la soirée. (You had found a beautiful dress for the party.)
- Ils eurent déniché un nouvel appartement avant la fin de la semaine. (They had found a new apartment before the end of the week.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénicher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déniché | I had unearthed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déniché | You had unearthed |
il | il eût | Il eût déniché | He had unearthed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déniché | She had unearthed |
on | on eût | On eût déniché | One had unearthed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déniché | We had unearthed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déniché | You had unearthed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déniché | They had unearthed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déniché | They had unearthed |
Other Conjugations for Dénicher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
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Dénicher – 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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