Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Introduction to the verb députer
The English translation of the French verb députer is “to delegate” or “to send as a representative.” It is pronounced as “day-puh-tay.”
The word députer comes from the Latin verb depŭtāre, meaning “to entrust” or “to delegate.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express completed actions that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Le président députa son ministre pour négocier avec les pays voisins. (The president delegated his minister to negotiate with neighboring countries.)
- Elle députa son avocat pour représenter ses intérêts lors du procès. (She sent her lawyer to represent her interests during the trial.)
- Les citoyens députèrent leur maire pour assister à la réunion avec les autorités. (The citizens delegated their mayor to attend the meeting with the authorities.)
In all of these examples, députer is used to express the action of sending or delegating someone to perform a task or represent someone else.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of députer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse député | I had deputed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses député | You had deputed |
il | il eût | Il eût député | He had deputed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût député | She had deputed |
on | on eût | On eût député | One had deputed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes député | We had deputed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes député | You had deputed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent député | They had deputed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent député | They had deputed |
Other Conjugations for Députer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb députer
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Députer – 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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