Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Introduction to the verb déraciner
The English translation of the French verb déraciner is “to uproot”. The infinitive form “déraciner” is pronounced as “day-rah-see-nay”.
“Déraciner” is derived from the Latin word “radix” meaning “root”. It is commonly used in everyday French, especially in the Passé Simple tense, which is mostly found in written language rather than spoken language. This tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of déraciner used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Je déracinai l’arbre pour le replanter ailleurs.
(I uprooted the tree to transplant it elsewhere.) -
Il déracina toutes les mauvaises herbes du jardin.
(He uprooted all the weeds from the garden.) -
Les colons déracinèrent les arbres pour construire des maisons.
(The settlers uprooted the trees to build houses.)
In these examples, déraciner is conjugated to match the subject of the sentence (je, il, les colons) in the Passé Simple tense, indicating a specific action that happened and was completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of déraciner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déracinai | J’ai déraciné l’arbre. | I uprooted the tree. |
Tu | déracinas | Tu déracinas les mauvaises herbes. | You uprooted the weeds. |
Il | déracina | Il déracina la plante. | He uprooted the plant. |
Elle | déracina | Elle déracina les fleurs. | She uprooted the flowers. |
On | déracina | On déracina les arbustes. | One uprooted the shrubs. |
Nous | déracinâmes | Nous déracinâmes les haies. | We uprooted the hedges. |
Vous | déracinâtes | Vous déracinâtes les plantes. | You uprooted the plants. |
Ils | déracinèrent | Ils déracinèrent les racines. | They uprooted the roots. |
Elles | déracinèrent | Elles déracinèrent les mauvais arbres. | They (feminine) uprooted the bad trees. |
Other Conjugations for Déraciner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
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Déraciner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
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Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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