Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Introduction to the verb désenchanter
The English translation of the French verb désenchanter is “to disillusion/to disenchant.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-shahn-tay.”
The word désenchanter comes from the prefix “dés-” which means “to remove” or “to undo” and the verb “enchanter” which means “to enchant.” Together, they create a word that means “to undo/enchant.”
In everyday French, désenchanter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to express a completed action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of désenchanter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus désenchanté – “I had disillusioned/disenchanted.”
- Tu eus désenchanté – “You had disillusioned/disenchanted.”
- Il eut désenchanté – “He had disillusioned/disenchanted.”
In these examples, the action of désenchanter (disillusioning) happened before another past action that is not specified. This tense is commonly used in literature to describe events that happened in the distant past.
Overall, désenchanter is a verb that conveys the idea of removing or undoing an enchantment or illusion. It can be used in different tenses and forms to express this concept, but it is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe a completed action in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désenchanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désenchanté | I had disillusioned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désenchanté | You had disillusioned |
il | il eût | Il eût désenchanté | He had disillusioned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désenchanté | She had disillusioned |
on | on eût | On eût désenchanté | One had disillusioned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désenchanté | We had disillusioned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désenchanté | You had disillusioned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désenchanté | They had disillusioned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désenchanté | They had disillusioned |
Other Conjugations for Désenchanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
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Désenchanter – 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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