Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Introduction to the verb démarabouter
The English translation of the French verb démarabouter is “to unspell” or “to break the spell.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-mah-ra-boo-tay.”
Démarabouter comes from the French word “marabout,” which refers to a North African sorcerer or holy person who is believed to have mystical powers. The prefix “dé-” added to “marabouter” gives the verb a negative connotation, meaning to undo or remove the power of a marabout.
In everyday French, démarabouter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is typically used to describe something that was believed to have been under a spell or a curse, but has now been freed from it.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais démarabouté la ville de ses mauvaises énergies. (I had unspelled the city of its bad energies.)
- Vous aviez démarabouté votre ami grâce à vos prières. (You had broken the spell on your friend through your prayers.)
- Ils avaient démarabouté leur maison en faisant une cérémonie de purification. (They had freed their house from the spell by performing a purification ceremony.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démarabouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais démarabouté | J’avais démarabouté la situation. | I had fixed the situation. |
tu | tu avais démarabouté | Tu avais démarabouté le problème. | You had fixed the problem. |
il | il avait démarabouté | Il avait démarabouté la machine. | He had fixed the machine. |
elle | elle avait démarabouté | Elle avait démarabouté son ordinateur. | She had fixed her computer. |
on | on avait démarabouté | On avait démarabouté le système. | One had fixed the system. |
nous | nous avions démarabouté | Nous avions démarabouté la voiture. | We had fixed the car. |
vous | vous aviez démarabouté | Vous aviez démarabouté la panne. | You had fixed the breakdown. |
ils | ils avaient démarabouté | Ils avaient démarabouté la fuite. | They had fixed the leak. |
elles | elles avaient démarabouté | Elles avaient démarabouté la situation. | They had fixed the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Démarabouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarabouter
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Démarabouter – 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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