Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Introduction to the verb bizuter
The English translation of the French verb bizuter is “to haze” or “to initiate.” It is pronounced “bee-zoo-tay.”
Bizuter comes from the French word “bize,” meaning “practical joke,” and was first used in the 19th century to refer to the hazing rituals performed on new students (known as “bizuths”) in schools and universities. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Les étudiants s’étaient bizutés en jouant des tours aux nouveaux arrivants. (The students had hazed each other by playing pranks on the new arrivals.)
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Avant qu’il ne se fasse bizuter, il avait entendu tous les récits horribles des anciens. (Before he was hazed, he had heard all the terrible stories from the older students.)
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Nous avions déjà été bizutés dans notre ancienne école, donc nous avons décidé de ne pas participer aux rituels. (We had already been hazed in our previous school, so we decided not to participate in the rituals.)
English translations:
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The students had hazed each other by playing pranks on the new arrivals.
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Before he was hazed, he had heard all the terrible stories from the older students.
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We had already been hazed in our previous school, so we decided not to participate in the rituals.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bizuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bizuté | J’avais bizuté mes camarades. | I had hazed my classmates. |
tu | tu avais bizuté | Tu avais bizuté ton frère. | You had hazed your brother. |
il | il avait bizuté | Il avait bizuté ses coéquipiers. | He had hazed his teammates. |
elle | elle avait bizuté | Elle avait bizuté sa soeur. | She had hazed her sister. |
on | on avait bizuté | On avait bizuté notre voisin. | One had hazed our neighbor. |
nous | nous avions bizuté | Nous avions bizuté nos nouveaux membres. | We had hazed our new members. |
vous | vous aviez bizuté | Vous aviez bizuté vos collègues. | You had hazed your colleagues. |
ils | ils avaient bizuté | Ils avaient bizuté leurs camarades. | They had hazed their classmates. |
elles | elles avaient bizuté | Elles avaient bizuté leurs amies. | They had hazed their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Bizuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bizuter
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Bizuter – 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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