Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Introduction to the verb déshumaniser
The English translation of the French verb déshumaniser is “to dehumanize.” It is pronounced as “day-zoo-mah-nee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Déshumaniser comes from the prefix “dé-” which means “to remove” or “to take away,” and the word “humain” which means “human.” Therefore, déshumaniser literally means “to remove or take away human qualities.”
In everyday French, déshumaniser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Déshumaniser in this tense is used to describe an action that had been completed in the past, leading to a certain consequence or situation in the past.
Here are three examples of déshumaniser in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais déshumanisé mon ennemi, alors il m’a attaqué sans pitié.
(I had dehumanized my enemy, so he attacked me mercilessly.) -
Elle avait déshumanisé ses employés, c’est pourquoi ils se sont mis en grève.
(She had dehumanized her employees, that’s why they went on strike.) -
Ils avaient déshumanisé les personnes en les traitant comme des objets.
(They had dehumanized people by treating them like objects.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déshumaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déshumanisé | J’avais déshumanisé cette personne. | I had dehumanized that person. |
tu | tu avais déshumanisé | Tu avais déshumanisé l’animal. | You had dehumanized the animal. |
il | il avait déshumanisé | Il avait déshumanisé la société. | He had dehumanized society. |
elle | elle avait déshumanisé | Elle avait déshumanisé la relation. | She had dehumanized the relationship. |
on | on avait déshumanisé | On avait déshumanisé le processus. | One had dehumanized the process. |
nous | nous avions déshumanisé | Nous avions déshumanisé l’entreprise. | We had dehumanized the company. |
vous | vous aviez déshumanisé | Vous aviez déshumanisé le concept. | You had dehumanized the concept. |
ils | ils avaient déshumanisé | Ils avaient déshumanisé les individus. | They had dehumanized individuals. |
elles | elles avaient déshumanisé | Elles avaient déshumanisé la famille. | They had dehumanized the family. |
Other Conjugations for Déshumaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshumaniser
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Déshumaniser – 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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