Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Introduction to the verb dépeigner
The English translation of the French verb dépeigner is “to dishevel” or “to untangle” (referring to hair). The infinitive form of dépeigner is pronounced as “day-pehn-yay.”
Dépeigner originated from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “un-” or “de-“) and the verb “peigner” (meaning “to comb”). It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of messing up or disarranging someone’s hair.
In the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past), dépeigner is used to talk about past events that are completed and not ongoing. Here are three examples of dépeigner in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Elle dépeigna ses cheveux avant de partir.
(She disheveled her hair before leaving.) - Il dépeigna les poupées de sa sœur par jeu.
(He untangled his sister’s dolls as a joke.) - Nous dépeignâmes nos cheveux pour le carnaval.
(We disheveled our hair for the carnival.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is mainly used in written French and formal contexts. In spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of dépeigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | dépeignis | Je me dépeignis les cheveux. | I combed my hair. |
Tu | dépeignis | Tu dépeignis tes cheveux. | You combed your hair. |
Il | dépeignit | Il dépeignit son fils. | He combed his son’s hair. |
Elle | dépeignit | Elle dépeignit sa fille. | She combed her daughter’s hair. |
On | dépeignit | On dépeignit la poupée. | One combed the doll’s hair. |
Nous | dépeignîmes | Nous dépeignîmes nos cheveux. | We combed our hair. |
Vous | dépeignîtes | Vous dépeignîtes vos cheveux. | You combed your hair. |
Ils | dépeignirent | Ils dépeignirent leur chien. | They combed their dog’s hair. |
Elles | dépeignirent | Elles dépeignirent leurs cheveux. | They (feminine) combed their hair. |
Other Conjugations for Dépeigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
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Dépeigner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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