Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Introduction to the verb dodeliner
The English translation of the French verb dodeliner is to nod or to sway. The infinitive form is pronounced as “doh-deh-lee-nay”.
The word dodeliner is derived from the Old French word “dodeliner” which means “to dangle” or “to move back and forth”. It is often used in everyday French to describe a repetitive and gentle movement, such as nodding or swaying.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dodeliner is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is often translated as “had nodded” or “had swayed” in English.
Examples:
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Elle avait dodeliné de la tête avant de s’endormir. (She had nodded her head before falling asleep.)
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Les fleurs avaient dodeliné dans le vent toute la journée. (The flowers had swayed in the wind all day.)
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Il avait dodeliné de la queue en signe de contentement. (He had wagged his tail in a sign of happiness.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dodeliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dodeliné | I had nodded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dodeliné | You had nodded |
il | il eût | Il eût dodeliné | He had nodded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dodeliné | She had nodded |
on | on eût | On eût dodeliné | One had nodded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dodeliné | We had nodded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dodeliné | You had nodded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dodeliné | They had nodded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dodeliné | They had nodded |
Other Conjugations for Dodeliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
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Dodeliner – 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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