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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb démédicaliser

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The English translation of the French verb démédicaliser is “to unmedicalize” or “to remove from a medical context.” The infinitive form, démédicaliser, is pronounced “day-may-dee-ka-lee-zay.”

The word démédicaliser is derived from the French prefix “dé,” meaning “un-” or “de-” and the word “médicaliser,” meaning “to medicalize.” It is used to describe the process of removing something from a medical context or returning it to a state before it was heavily influenced by medical practices.

In everyday French, démédicaliser is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or point in time.

Examples of the usage of démédicaliser in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:

  1. J’avais démédicalisé la pratique de l’accouchement à la maison avant que les médecins ne la réintroduisent dans les années 1990. (I had unmedicalized home birth practices before doctors reintroduced it in the 1990s.)

  2. L’hôpital avait démédicalisé la nutrition en promouvant un régime alimentaire sain pour les patients. (The hospital had removed nutrition from a medical context by promoting a healthy diet for patients.)

  3. Les chercheurs avaient démédicalisé la dépression en la considérant comme une maladie mentale plutôt qu’une réaction naturelle à des événements de vie difficiles. (Researchers had unmedicalized depression by considering it a mental illness rather than a natural reaction to difficult life events.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais démédicalisé J’avais démédicalisé mon approche. I had demedicalized my approach.
tu tu avais démédicalisé Tu avais démédicalisé ta méthode. You had demedicalized your method.
il il avait démédicalisé Il avait démédicalisé le traitement. He had demedicalized the treatment.
elle elle avait démédicalisé Elle avait démédicalisé l’approche. She had demedicalized the approach.
on on avait démédicalisé On avait démédicalisé l’approche. One had demedicalized the approach.
nous nous avions démédicalisé Nous avions démédicalisé la thérapie. We had demedicalized the therapy.
vous vous aviez démédicalisé Vous aviez démédicalisé la méthode. You had demedicalized the method.
ils ils avaient démédicalisé Ils avaient démédicalisé l’approche. They had demedicalized the approach.
elles elles avaient démédicalisé Elles avaient démédicalisé la méthode. They had demedicalized the method.

Other Conjugations for Démédicaliser.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démédicaliser
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Démédicaliser – 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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