Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Introduction to the verb disjoncter
The English translation of the French verb disjoncter is “to trip” or “to cut out.” The infinitive form, disjoncter, is pronounced “dee-zhohnk-teh.”
The word disjoncter comes from the Latin disjunctus, meaning “disconnected” or “separated.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is most often used in its literal sense of an electrical circuit breaking or disconnecting.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past, disjoncter is typically used in the third person singular form, disjoncta. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Ils avaient fini de cuisiner quand l’électricité disjoncta. (They had finished cooking when the electricity tripped.)
- Le disjoncteur sauta à cause de la surcharge électrique. (The circuit breaker tripped due to an electrical overload.)
- Après que la foudre eut frappé, tous les appareils électriques disjonctèrent. (After the lightning struck, all the electrical appliances cut out.)
In each of these examples, disjoncter is used to describe an unexpected interruption or disconnect caused by an electrical issue. It can also be used figuratively to describe a sudden emotional or mental breakdown. Overall, disjoncter is a commonly used verb in everyday French, particularly when talking about electrical problems.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of disjoncter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse disjoncté | I had short-circuited |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses disjoncté | You had short-circuited |
il | il eût | Il eût disjoncté | He had short-circuited |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût disjoncté | She had short-circuited |
on | on eût | On eût disjoncté | One had short-circuited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes disjoncté | We had short-circuited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes disjoncté | You had short-circuited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent disjoncté | They had short-circuited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent disjoncté | They had short-circuited |
Other Conjugations for Disjoncter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
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Disjoncter – 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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