Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déculotter

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The English translation of the French verb déculotter is “to pull someone’s pants down” or “to expose someone’s buttocks.” It is pronounced as “day-koo-lot-tay.”

The word déculotter comes from the prefix “dé-,” indicating removal, and the noun “culotte,” meaning pants or underpants. It first appeared in the French language in the 19th century.

In everyday French, déculotter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another past action.

Here are three examples of déculotter used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:

  1. J’avais déculotté mon petit frère avant que mes parents ne rentrent à la maison. (I had pulled down my little brother’s pants before my parents came back home.)

  2. Les enfants avaient déculotté leur instituteur lors de la fête de l’école. (The children had exposed their teacher’s buttocks at the school party.)

  3. Il avait déculotté son rival en public pour se venger de ses moqueries. (He had pulled down his rival’s pants in public to get revenge for his teasing.)

English translations:

  1. I had pulled down my little brother’s pants before my parents came back home.

  2. The children had exposed their teacher’s buttocks at the school party.

  3. He had pulled down his rival’s pants in public to get revenge for his teasing.

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déculotter

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais déculotté J’avais déculotté l’enfant. I had taken off the child’s pants.
tu tu avais déculotté Tu avais déculotté le garçon. You had taken off the boy’s pants.
il il avait déculotté Il avait déculotté l’adolescent. He had taken off the teenager’s pants.
elle elle avait déculotté Elle avait déculotté le bébé. She had taken off the baby’s pants.
on on avait déculotté On avait déculotté le petit. One had taken off the little one’s pants.
nous nous avions déculotté Nous avions déculotté le chiot. We had taken off the puppy’s pants.
vous vous aviez déculotté Vous aviez déculotté le chaton. You had taken off the kitten’s pants.
ils ils avaient déculotté Ils avaient déculotté le lapin. They had taken off the rabbit’s pants.
elles elles avaient déculotté Elles avaient déculotté le lionceau. They had taken off the lion cub’s pants.

Other Conjugations for Déculotter.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déculotter

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Déculotter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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