Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Introduction to the verb dodiner
The English translation of the French verb dodiner is “to nod.” It is pronounced as “doh-dee-nay.”
The word dodiner comes from the Old French word “dodine,” which means “to sway” or “to rock.” It is most often used in its infinitive form in everyday French, but it can also be conjugated in different tenses and forms, such as the Passé Antérieur.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dodiner is used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verbs “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of dodiner.
Three examples of dodiner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus dodiné la tête avant qu’il ne me parle. (I had nodded my head before he spoke to me.)
- Nous eûmes dodiné en signe d’assentiment. (We had nodded in agreement.)
- Vous eûtes dodiné toute la soirée sans dire un mot. (You had nodded all evening without saying a word.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dodiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dodiné | I had dozed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dodiné | You had dozed |
il | il eût | Il eût dodiné | He had dozed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dodiné | She had dozed |
on | on eût | On eût dodiné | One had dozed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dodiné | We had dozed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dodiné | You had dozed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dodiné | They had dozed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dodiné | They had dozed |
Other Conjugations for Dodiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodiner
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Dodiner – 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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