Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Introduction to the verb bedonner
The English translation of the French verb bedonner is “to bloat” or “to swell.” The infinitive form, bedonner, is pronounced as “beh-doh-nay.”
The word bedonner comes from the French noun “bedon” meaning “belly” and the suffix “-onner” which is used to denote an action, similar to the English “-ing.” Therefore, bedonner literally means “to belly” or “to make one’s belly swell.”
In everyday French, bedonner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. It is used to describe actions that had been completed before another past action or time in the past.
Here are three examples of bedonner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais mangé tellement de gâteau que j’avais bedonné. (I had eaten so much cake that I had bloated.)
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Elle avait bu trop de soda et son ventre avait bedonné. (She had drunk too much soda and her belly had swelled.)
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Ils avaient fait un festin et leurs invités avaient bedonné après le repas. (They had a feast and their guests had bloated after the meal.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bedonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bedonné | J’avais bedonné après le dîner. | I had a bulging stomach after dinner. |
tu | tu avais bedonné | Tu avais bedonné à cause du gâteau. | You had a bloated stomach because of the cake. |
il | il avait bedonné | Il avait bedonné après la bière. | He had a pot belly after the beer. |
elle | elle avait bedonné | Elle avait bedonné à force de grignoter. | She had a belly from snacking too much. |
on | on avait bedonné | On avait bedonné à cause du barbecue. | One had a swollen stomach from the barbecue. |
nous | nous avions bedonné | Nous avions bedonné après le repas. | We had bloated stomachs after the meal. |
vous | vous aviez bedonné | Vous aviez bedonné à cause des apéritifs. | You had a bulging stomach from the appetizers. |
ils | ils avaient bedonné | Ils avaient bedonné après le buffet. | They had a pot belly after the buffet. |
elles | elles avaient bedonné | Elles avaient bedonné à force de grignoter. | They had a belly from snacking too much. |
Other Conjugations for Bedonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
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Bedonner – 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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