Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Introduction to the verb dégermer
The English translation of the French verb dégermer is “to remove the germ” or “to degerm”. It is pronounced as “day-zher-may”.
Dégermer comes from the combination of two French words: “de”, which means “to remove”, and “germe”, which means “germ”. It is a regular, -er verb that follows the same conjugation pattern as other verbs that end in -ger, such as manger (to eat) or bouger (to move).
In everyday French, dégermer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dégermer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais dégermé les pommes avant de les mettre dans la tarte. (I had degermed the apples before putting them in the pie.)
- Tu avais dégermé les graines de tournesol avant de les planter? (Had you degermed the sunflower seeds before planting them?)
- Ils avaient dégermé les légumes pour éviter tout risque de contamination. (They had degermed the vegetables to avoid any risk of contamination.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dégermé | J’avais dégermé la pomme de terre. | I had removed the germ from the potato. |
tu | tu avais dégermé | Tu avais dégermé le blé. | You had removed the germ from the wheat. |
il | il avait dégermé | Il avait dégermé le maïs. | He had removed the germ from the corn. |
elle | elle avait dégermé | Elle avait dégermé la graine. | She had removed the germ from the seed. |
on | on avait dégermé | On avait dégermé le riz. | One had removed the germ from the rice. |
nous | nous avions dégermé | Nous avions dégermé l’orge. | We had removed the germ from the barley. |
vous | vous aviez dégermé | Vous aviez dégermé le mil. | You had removed the germ from the millet. |
ils | ils avaient dégermé | Ils avaient dégermé le soja. | They had removed the germ from the soybean. |
elles | elles avaient dégermé | Elles avaient dégermé le lin. | They had removed the germ from the flaxseed. |
Other Conjugations for Dégermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégermer
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Dégermer – 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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