Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Introduction to the verb arraisonner
The English translation of the French verb arraisonner is “to question/interrogate/accost”. It is pronounced as “ah-ray-zon-ay”.
“Arraisonner” comes from the old French word “raison”, meaning “reason”, and the prefix “a-“, indicating a motion towards or action upon something. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of using “arraisonner” in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Les policiers les avaient arraisonnes à leur arrivée à la frontière. (The police had questioned them upon their arrival at the border.)
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J’avais été arraisonné par le gérant du magasin pour vol à l’étalage. (I had been accosted by the store manager for shoplifting.)
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Ils s’étaient fait arraisonner par le douanier pour des documents manquants. (They had been interrogated by the customs officer for missing documents.)
The English translations above are just one possible way to translate these sentences. Depending on the context, “arraisonner” could also be translated as “to stop and question”, “to challenge”, or “to accost and question”. This verb is often used in legal and police contexts, but can also be used in informal settings to convey a sense of being questioned or interrogated.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of arraisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais arraisoné | J’avais arraisoné le suspect. | I had interrogated the suspect. |
tu | tu avais arraisoné | Tu avais arraisoné le témoin. | You had interrogated the witness. |
il | il avait arraisoné | Il avait arraisoné le coupable. | He had interrogated the culprit. |
elle | elle avait arraisoné | Elle avait arraisoné l’accusé. | She had interrogated the accused. |
on | on avait arraisoné | On avait arraisoné le suspect. | One had interrogated the suspect. |
nous | nous avions arraisoné | Nous avions arraisoné le malfaiteur. | We had interrogated the criminal. |
vous | vous aviez arraisoné | Vous aviez arraisoné le témoin. | You had interrogated the witness. |
ils | ils avaient arraisoné | Ils avaient arraisoné les suspects. | They had interrogated the suspects. |
elles | elles avaient arraisoné | Elles avaient arraisoné les témoins. | They had interrogated the witnesses. |
Other Conjugations for Arraisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
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Arraisonner – 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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