Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Introduction to the verb départager
The English translation of the French verb départager is “to decide” or “to settle.”
The infinitive form of départager is pronounced “day-par-ta-zhay.”
The word originates from the Latin “partiri,” meaning “to divide” or “to share.”
In everyday French, départager is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about decisions or settlements that were made in the past.
Examples:
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J’ai départagé les deux candidats pour le poste. (I decided between the two candidates for the position.)
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Nous nous sommes départagés au jeu de cartes. (We settled our game of cards.)
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Le juge a départagé les deux parties lors du procès. (The judge decided between the two parties during the trial.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of départager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus départagé | I had decided/came to a decision |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus départagé | You had decided/came to a decision |
il | il eut | Il eut départagé | He had decided/came to a decision |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut départagé | She had decided/came to a decision |
on | on eut | On eut départagé | One had decided/came to a decision |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes départagé | We had decided/came to a decision |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes départagé | You had decided/came to a decision |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent départagé | They had decided/came to a decision |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent départagé | They had decided/came to a decision |
Other Conjugations for Départager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
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Départager – 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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