Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Introduction to the verb déprécier
The English translation of the French verb déprécier is “to depreciate.” It is pronounced “day-pray-see-ay.”
Déprécier comes from the Latin word “depretiare,” meaning “to lessen in value.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to indicate a decrease in value or worth, both in a literal and figurative sense. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to talk about an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Examples:
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J’avais déprécié ma voiture avant de la vendre. (I had depreciated my car before selling it.)
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Il avait déprécié mes efforts en les critiquant. (He had depreciated my efforts by criticizing them.)
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Elle avait déprécié son travail en le bâclant. (She had depreciated her work by rushing through it.)
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I had depreciated my car before selling it.
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He had depreciated my efforts by criticizing them.
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She had depreciated her work by rushing through it.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déprécier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déprécié | J’avais déprécié la valeur de l’entreprise. | I had depreciated the value of the company. |
tu | tu avais déprécié | Tu avais déprécié ta propre contribution. | You had depreciated your own contribution. |
il | il avait déprécié | Il avait déprécié ses compétences. | He had depreciated his skills. |
elle | elle avait déprécié | Elle avait déprécié sa performance. | She had depreciated her performance. |
on | on avait déprécié | On avait déprécié la qualité du produit. | One had depreciated the quality of the product. |
nous | nous avions déprécié | Nous avions déprécié notre investissement. | We had depreciated our investment. |
vous | vous aviez déprécié | Vous aviez déprécié vos actions. | You had depreciated your actions. |
ils | ils avaient déprécié | Ils avaient déprécié leur image de marque. | They had depreciated their brand image. |
elles | elles avaient déprécié | Elles avaient déprécié leur influence. | They had depreciated their influence. |
Other Conjugations for Déprécier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déprécier
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Déprécier – 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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