Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Introduction to the verb digérer
The English translation of the French verb digérer is “to digest.” It is pronounced as “dee-zhee-ray.”
The verb digérer comes from the Latin word “digestus,” meaning “to divide, distribute, or dissolve.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, digérer is most often used to refer to the physical process of digestion. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to process,” “to understand,” or “to come to terms with.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, digérer is conjugated as “j’eus digéré,” “tu eus digéré,” “il/elle eut digéré,” “nous eûmes digéré,” “vous eûtes digéré,” “ils/elles eurent digéré.” This tense is used to indicate a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’eus digéré mon repas avant de partir pour le travail. (I had digested my meal before leaving for work.)
- Tu eus digéré les informations et tu t’es senti mieux. (You processed the information and felt better.)
- Nous eûmes digéré l’échec et nous avons recommencé. (We got over the failure and started again.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of digérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse digéré | I had digested |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses digéré | You had digested |
il | il eût | Il eût digéré | He had digested |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût digéré | She had digested |
on | on eût | On eût digéré | One had digested |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes digéré | We had digested |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes digéré | You had digested |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent digéré | They had digested |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent digéré | They had digested |
Other Conjugations for Digérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digérer
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Digérer – 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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