Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Introduction to the verb adjectiviser
The English translation of the French verb adjectiviser is “to make into an adjective.” It is pronounced as [ad-zhek-tee-vee-zay].
The word adjectiviser is derived from the French word “adjectif,” meaning adjective, and the suffix “-iser,” which is used to indicate the action of making something into a specific state or quality.
In everyday French, adjectiviser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of adjectiviser in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais adjectivisé mon discours avant de le prononcer. (I had turned my speech into an adjective before delivering it.)
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Ils avaient adjectivisé les noms des personnages dans leur histoire. (They had made the names of the characters into adjectives in their story.)
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Elle avait adjectivisé sa tenue en y ajoutant un foulard coloré. (She had made her outfit into an adjective by adding a colorful scarf to it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of adjectiviser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais adjectivisé | J’avais adjectivisé l’histoire. | I had adjectivized the story. |
tu | tu avais adjectivisé | Tu avais adjectivisé la photo. | You had adjectivized the photo. |
il | il avait adjectivisé | Il avait adjectivisé le texte. | He had adjectivized the text. |
elle | elle avait adjectivisé | Elle avait adjectivisé la description. | She had adjectivized the description. |
on | on avait adjectivisé | On avait adjectivisé la chanson. | One had adjectivized the song. |
nous | nous avions adjectivisé | Nous avions adjectivisé la peinture. | We had adjectivized the painting. |
vous | vous aviez adjectivisé | Vous aviez adjectivisé la vidéo. | You had adjectivized the video. |
ils | ils avaient adjectivisé | Ils avaient adjectivisé le tableau. | They had adjectivized the painting. |
elles | elles avaient adjectivisé | Elles avaient adjectivisé la sculpture. | They had adjectivized the sculpture. |
Other Conjugations for Adjectiviser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiviser
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Adjectiviser – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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