Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Introduction to the verb décaniller
The English translation of the French verb décaniller is “to break down” or “to dismantle.” It is pronounced as day-kah-nee-yay.
Décaniller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” or “to take apart” and the noun “canille” which refers to the shank or leg of an animal. This verb is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
Three simple examples of décaniller in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations are:
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J’avais décanillé la vieille étagère avant de déménager. (I had dismantled the old shelf before moving.)
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Tu avais décanillé le moteur pour en trouver la panne. (You had broken down the engine to find the problem.)
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Ils/Elles avaient décanillé leur tente avant que la tempête n’arrive. (They had taken apart their tent before the storm arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décaniller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décanillé | J’avais décanillé à la hâte. | I had run away in a hurry. |
tu | tu avais décanillé | Tu avais décanillé la porte. | You had pried open the door. |
il | il avait décanillé | Il avait décanillé le coffre. | He had cracked open the safe. |
elle | elle avait décanillé | Elle avait décanillé le tiroir. | She had forced open the drawer. |
on | on avait décanillé | On avait décanillé la fenêtre. | One had pried open the window. |
nous | nous avions décanillé | Nous avions décanillé la porte-fenêtre. | We had pried open the French window. |
vous | vous aviez décanillé | Vous aviez décanillé la boîte. | You had opened the box. |
ils | ils avaient décanillé | Ils avaient décanillé le coffret. | They had pried open the chest. |
elles | elles avaient décanillé | Les avaient décanillé la serrure. | They had picked the lock. |
Other Conjugations for Décaniller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaniller
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Décaniller – 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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