Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Introduction to the verb caponner
The English translation of the French verb caponner is “to caponize” or “to castrate (a rooster).” It is pronounced as “ka-poh-neh.”
The word caponner comes from the noun “le chapon,” which refers to a castrated rooster. The verb caponner is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples of caponner in the plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais caponné le coq avant de le mettre dans le poulailler. (I had caponized the rooster before putting him in the chicken coop.)
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Nous avions caponné les coqs pour éviter les combats dans le poulailler. (We had caponized the roosters to prevent fights in the chicken coop.)
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Ils avaient déjà caponné tous les coqs avant l’arrivée du nouveau fermier. (They had already castrated all the roosters before the arrival of the new farmer.)
English translations:
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I had caponized the rooster before putting him in the chicken coop.
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We had caponized the roosters to prevent fights in the chicken coop.
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They had already castrated all the roosters before the arrival of the new farmer.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais caponné | J’avais caponné le poulet. | I had caponized the chicken. |
tu | tu avais caponné | Tu avais caponné le coq. | You had caponized the rooster. |
il | il avait caponné | Il avait caponné le dindon. | He had caponized the turkey. |
elle | elle avait caponné | Elle avait caponné la pintade. | She had caponized the guinea fowl. |
on | on avait caponné | On avait caponné le canard. | One had caponized the duck. |
nous | nous avions caponné | Nous avions caponné l’oie. | We had caponized the goose. |
vous | vous aviez caponné | Vous aviez caponné le faisant. | You had caponized the pheasant. |
ils | ils avaient caponné | Ils avaient caponné le coq. | They had caponized the rooster. |
elles | elles avaient caponné | Elles avaient caponné la dinde. | They had caponized the turkey. |
Other Conjugations for Caponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
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Caponner – 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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