Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Introduction to the verb déraciner
The English translation of the French verb déraciner is “to uproot”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-rah-see-nay”.
The word déraciner is derived from the Latin word “radix” meaning “root”. In French, it is most commonly used figuratively to mean “to destroy” or “to remove from one’s roots”. In every day French, it is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past before another action.
Examples:
- J’avais déraciné l’arbre avant de construire ma maison. (I had uprooted the tree before building my house.)
- Elle avait déraciné ses habitudes pour s’adapter à un nouveau pays. (She had uprooted her habits to adapt to a new country.)
- Nous avions déraciné le système de croyances de notre société. (We had uprooted the belief system of our society.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déraciner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déraciné | J’avais déraciné l’arbre. | I had uprooted the tree. |
tu | tu avais déraciné | Tu avais déraciné la mauvaise herbe. | You had uprooted the weed. |
il | il avait déraciné | Il avait déraciné les fleurs. | He had uprooted the flowers. |
elle | elle avait déraciné | Elle avait déraciné les plantes. | She had uprooted the plants. |
on | on avait déraciné | On avait déraciné les arbustes. | One had uprooted the bushes. |
nous | nous avions déraciné | Nous avions déraciné les racines. | We had uprooted the roots. |
vous | vous aviez déraciné | Vous aviez déraciné les arbres. | You had uprooted the trees. |
ils | ils avaient déraciné | Ils avaient déraciné les plantes. | They had uprooted the plants. |
elles | elles avaient déraciné | Elles avaient déraciné les fleurs. | They had uprooted the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Déraciner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
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Déraciner – 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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