Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Introduction to the verb dépiter
The English translation of the French verb dépiter is “to annoy” or “to vex”. In the infinitive form, it is pronounced as “day-pee-tay”.
The word dépiter comes from the Latin word “depictare”, meaning “to depict” or “to describe”. It entered the French language in the 12th century with the meaning of “to disfigure” or “to displace”. Over time, its meaning evolved to its current usage of “to annoy” or “to vex”.
In everyday French, dépiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il se dépita de la réponse du professeur. (He got annoyed by the teacher’s response.)
- Elle se dépita lorsque son amie a annulé leur soirée. (She got vexed when her friend cancelled their evening plans.)
- Nous nous sommes dépités de n’avoir pas été invités à la fête. (We were annoyed to not have been invited to the party.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépité | I had angered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépité | You had angered |
il | il eût | Il eût dépité | He had angered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépité | She had angered |
on | on eût | On eût dépité | One had angered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépité | We had angered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépité | You had angered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépité | They had angered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépité | They had angered |
Other Conjugations for Dépiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
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Dépiter – 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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