Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Introduction to the verb dépatrier
The English translation of the French verb dépatrier is “to expatriate” or “to denationalize”. The infinitive form, dépatrier, is pronounced as “day-pah-tree-eh”.
The word dépatrier is derived from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “to undo” or “to remove”) and the noun “patrie” (meaning “homeland” or “country”). It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of renouncing one’s citizenship or leaving one’s country permanently.
In the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in formal writing, dépatrier is conjugated as follows:
- Je dépatriai (I expatriated)
- Tu dépatrias (You expatriated)
- Il/elle dépatria (He/she expatriated)
- Nous dépatriâmes (We expatriated)
- Vous dépatriâtes (You expatriated)
- Ils/elles dépatrièrent (They expatriated)
Here are three simple examples of dépatrier in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Il dépatria en 2010 pour vivre à l’étranger.
(He expatriated in 2010 to live abroad.) -
Nous dépatriâmes après avoir obtenu la nationalité d’un autre pays.
(We expatriated after obtaining the citizenship of another country.) -
Les réfugiés ont dépatrié afin de fuir la persécution dans leur pays d’origine.
(The refugees expatriated in order to escape persecution in their home country.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of dépatrier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | dépatriai | Je dépatriai mes enfants. | I expatriated my children. |
Tu | dépatrias | Tu dépatrias ton frère. | You expatriated your brother. |
Il | dépatia | Il dépatia son ami. | He expatriated his friend. |
Elle | dépatia | Elle dépatia sa sœur. | She expatriated her sister. |
On | dépatia | On dépatia le citoyen. | One expatriated the citizen. |
Nous | dépatiâmes | Nous dépatiâmes nos parents. | We expatriated our parents. |
Vous | dépatiâtes | Vous dépatiâtes vos collègues. | You expatriated your colleagues. |
Ils | dépatièrent | Ils dépatièrent leur famille. | They expatriated their family. |
Elles | dépatièrent | Elles dépatièrent leurs amis. | They (feminine) expatriated their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Dépatrier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
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Dépatrier – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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