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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déhancher

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The English translation of the French verb déhancher is “to sway one’s hips” or “to move one’s hips from side to side.” It is pronounced as “day-an-shay.”

Déhancher comes from the French words “déhanché,” meaning “hip,” and “hancher,” meaning “to tilt.” It is often used in everyday French to describe a specific movement of swaying one’s hips while dancing or walking.

In the Plus-que-parfait tense, déhancher is conjugated as “avoir déhanché.” For example:

  1. J’avais déhanché sur la piste de danse toute la nuit. (I had swayed my hips on the dance floor all night.)
  2. Tu avais déhanché ton corps avec grâce et légèreté. (You had swayed your body with grace and lightness.)
  3. Il avait déhanché sa partenaire avec élégance pendant la valse. (He had swayed his partner with elegance during the waltz.)

Overall, déhancher is commonly used to describe dancing or walking with a particular movement of swaying one’s hips. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone with a confident and seductive attitude.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais déhanché J’avais déhanché sur la musique. I had swayed to the music.
tu tu avais déhanché Tu avais déhanché sur la piste de danse. You had swayed on the dance floor.
il il avait déhanché Il avait déhanché sur le rythme. He had swayed to the beat.
elle elle avait déhanché Elle avait déhanché sur la chanson. She had swayed to the song.
on on avait déhanché On avait déhanché sur la musique. One had swayed to the music.
nous nous avions déhanché Nous avions déhanché sur la playlist. We had swayed to the playlist.
vous vous aviez déhanché Vous aviez déhanché sur la musique. You had swayed to the music.
ils ils avaient déhanché Ils avaient déhanché sur la musique. They had swayed to the music.
elles elles avaient déhanché Elles avaient déhanché sur la musique. They had swayed to the music.

Other Conjugations for Déhancher.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déhancher
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Déhancher – 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.
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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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