Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Introduction to the verb décauser
The English translation of the French verb “décauser” is “to chat” or “to gossip”. The infinitive form “décauser” is pronounced as “day-koh-zay”.
The verb “décauser” originates from the Old French word “causer”, which means “to chat” or “to converse”. The prefix “dé-” adds the meaning of undoing or reversing, so “décauser” can be understood as “to cease chatting” or “to stop conversing”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in its infinitive form or conjugated in the passé simple tense, mainly in literary or formal contexts.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the passé simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Elle décausa sans relâche pendant des heures.
(She chatted incessantly for hours.) - Ils décausèrent de leurs voisins lors de la réunion.
(They gossiped about their neighbors during the meeting.) - Je décausai avec mes amis autour d’une tasse de café.
(I chatted with my friends over a cup of coffee.)
Note: The passé simple tense is mainly used in written French, particularly in literature, and is less common in everyday spoken language.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décauser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décausai | Je décausai avec lui. | I talked with him. |
Tu | décausas | Tu décausas avec elle. | You talked with her. |
Il | décausa | Il décausa avec son ami. | He talked with his friend. |
Elle | décausa | Elle décausa avec son frère. | She talked with her brother. |
On | décausa | On décausa avec le voisin. | One talked with the neighbor. |
Nous | décausâmes | Nous décausâmes en classe. | We talked in class. |
Vous | décausâtes | Vous décausâtes avec le professeur. | You talked with the teacher. |
Ils | décausèrent | Ils décausèrent à la réunion. | They talked at the meeting. |
Elles | décausèrent | Elles décausèrent dans la cour. | They (feminine) talked in the courtyard. |
Other Conjugations for Décauser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décauser
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Décauser – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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