Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Introduction to the verb agglutiner
The English translation of the French verb agglutiner is “to agglutinate” or “to stick together.” It is pronounced as “ah-gloo-tee-nay.”
The word agglutiner comes from the Latin word “agglutinare”, meaning “to glue together.” In linguistics, agglutination refers to the process of adding affixes to a base word, creating longer words with a more specific meaning. Similarly, in everyday French, agglutiner is often used to describe the act of sticking things together or joining them in a close and solid manner.
Some examples of agglutiner in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Nous nous étions agglutinés devant le théâtre pour avoir de bonnes places. (We had crowded together in front of the theater to get good seats.)
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Les particules de poussière s’étaient agglutinées sur la surface de la voiture. (The dust particles had stuck together on the surface of the car.)
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Ils avaient agglutiné les morceaux de bois avec de la colle forte. (They had glued the pieces of wood together with strong adhesive.)
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We had crowded together in front of the theater to get good seats.
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The dust particles had stuck together on the surface of the car.
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They had glued the pieces of wood together with strong adhesive.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of agglutiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais agglutiné | J’avais agglutiné les pièces. | I had glued the pieces together. |
tu | tu avais agglutiné | Tu avais agglutiné les feuilles. | You had pasted the sheets together. |
il | il avait agglutiné | Il avait agglutiné les morceaux. | He had stuck the pieces together. |
elle | elle avait agglutiné | Elle avait agglutiné les affiches. | She had glued the posters together. |
on | on avait agglutiné | On avait agglutiné les cartes. | One had glued the cards together. |
nous | nous avions agglutiné | Nous avions agglutiné les bouts. | We had joined the ends together. |
vous | vous aviez agglutiné | Vous aviez agglutiné les couleurs. | You had blended the colors together. |
ils | ils avaient agglutiné | Ils avaient agglutiné les éléments. | They had agglutinated the elements together. |
elles | elles avaient agglutiné | Elles avaient agglutiné les étiquettes. | They had attached the labels together. |
Other Conjugations for Agglutiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agglutiner
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Agglutiner – 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
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