Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Introduction to the verb déjouer
The English translation of the French verb déjouer is “to thwart” or “to foil.” It is pronounced as “day-zhoo-eh.”
The origin of déjouer can be traced back to the Old French word “desjouer,” which meant “to defeat in a game” or “to undo a knot.” In modern French, it is most often used in the context of thwarting or foiling plans or actions.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, déjouer is used to talk about an action that had been thwarted in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Les policiers avaient déjoué le plan des voleurs. (The police had thwarted the thieves’ plan.)
- Elle avait déjoué tous les obstacles pour réussir. (She had overcome all the obstacles to succeed.)
- Nous avions déjoué les tentatives de sabotage de l’entreprise. (We had foiled the company’s sabotage attempts.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déjouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déjoué | J’avais déjoué le complot. | I had foiled the plot. |
tu | tu avais déjoué | Tu avais déjoué le piège. | You had outwitted the trap. |
il | il avait déjoué | Il avait déjoué la stratégie. | He had thwarted the strategy. |
elle | elle avait déjoué | Elle avait déjoué la combine. | She had foiled the scheme. |
on | on avait déjoué | On avait déjoué le plan. | One had thwarted the plan. |
nous | nous avions déjoué | Nous avions déjoué le coup. | We had played against the move. |
vous | vous aviez déjoué | Vous aviez déjoué le complot. | You had foiled the plot. |
ils | ils avaient déjoué | Ils avaient déjoué le coup. | They had played against the move. |
elles | elles avaient déjoué | Elles avaient déjoué la combine. | They had foiled the scheme. |
Other Conjugations for Déjouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjouer
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Déjouer – 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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