Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Introduction to the verb désavantager
The English translation of the French verb désavantager is “to disadvantage” or “to put at a disadvantage.” It is pronounced “day-zah-vahn-tah-zhay” in its infinitive form.
Désavantager comes from the French words “dés” meaning “dis-” and “avantage” meaning “advantage.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used for actions that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of désavantager used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus désavantagé mes concurrents en prenant de l’avance. (I had disadvantaged my competitors by getting ahead.)
- Tu eus désavantagé ton équipe en commettant cette erreur. (You had put your team at a disadvantage by making this mistake.)
- Il eut désavantagé sa carrière en refusant cette offre. (He had harmed his career by refusing this offer.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désavantager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus désavantagé | J’eus désavantagé | I had disadvantaged |
tu | tu eus désavantagé | Tu eus désavantagé | You had disadvantaged |
il | il eut désavantagé | Il eut désavantagé | He had disadvantaged |
elle | elle eut désavantagé | Elle eut désavantagé | She had disadvantaged |
on | on eut désavantagé | On eut désavantagé | One had disadvantaged |
nous | nous eûmes désavantagé | Nous eûmes désavantagé | We had disadvantaged |
vous | vous eûtes désavantagé | Vous eûtes désavantagé | You had disadvantaged |
ils | ils eurent désavantagé | Ils eurent désavantagé | They had disadvantaged |
elles | elles eurent désavantagé | Elles eurent désavantagé | They had disadvantaged |
Other Conjugations for Désavantager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavantager
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Désavantager – 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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