Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Introduction to the verb détaler
The English translation of the French verb détaler is “to run away” or “to take off”. It is pronounced as “day-tah-lay” in the infinitive form.
Détaler has its roots in the Old French word “taler”, meaning “to gallop”. Over time, the prefix “dé-” was added to indicate a sense of movement away from a starting point. In everyday French, détaler is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of détaler in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Quand j’ai vu le chien, il avait déjà détallé. (When I saw the dog, he had already run away.)
- Nous étions en train de nous promener quand le soleil a disparu et les gens ont détallé. (We were walking when the sun disappeared and people took off.)
- Elle avait détallé avant que ses parents ne réalisent ce qui s’était passé. (She had run away before her parents realized what had happened.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais détallé | J’avais détallé jusqu’à la maison. | I had sprinted to the house. |
tu | tu avais détallé | Tu avais détallé jusqu’au parc. | You had sprinted to the park. |
il | il avait détallé | Il avait détallé vers la rivière. | He had sprinted towards the river. |
elle | elle avait détallé | Elle avait détallé jusqu’au magasin. | She had sprinted to the store. |
on | on avait détallé | On avait détallé jusqu’au marché. | One had sprinted to the market. |
nous | nous avions détallé | Nous avions détallé jusqu’au sommet. | We had sprinted to the top. |
vous | vous aviez détallé | Vous aviez détallé jusqu’au stade. | You had sprinted to the stadium. |
ils | ils avaient détallé | Ils avaient détallé jusqu’au lac. | They had sprinted to the lake. |
elles | elles avaient détallé | Elles avaient détallé jusqu’au parc. | They had sprinted to the park. |
Other Conjugations for Détaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détaler
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Détaler – 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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