Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Introduction to the verb détrôner
The English translation of the French verb détrôner is “to dethrone.” It is pronounced as “day-troh-nay.”
Détrôner originates from the Latin verb “detrudere,” which means “to push off” or “to remove.” In French, it is most commonly used in the context of political or royal power, meaning to remove someone from their position of authority or to overthrow a ruler. It is also used more broadly to mean “to replace” or “to supplant.”
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, détrôner is conjugated as “avais détrôné” for the first and second person singular and “avait détrôné” for the third person singular. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais détrôné le roi avant que mon père ne prenne le trône.
Translation: I had dethroned the king before my father took the throne. -
Ils avaient détrôné leur adversaire lors des élections précédentes.
Translation: They had ousted their opponent in the previous elections. -
Elle avait détrôné sa sœur en tant que directrice de l’entreprise familiale.
Translation: She had replaced her sister as the director of the family business.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détrôner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais détrôné | J’avais détrôné le roi. | I had dethroned the king. |
tu | tu avais détrôné | Tu avais détrôné la reine. | You had dethroned the queen. |
il | il avait détrôné | Il avait détrôné le prince. | He had dethroned the prince. |
elle | elle avait détrôné | Elle avait détrôné la princesse. | She had dethroned the princess. |
on | on avait détrôné | On avait détrôné l’empereur. | One had dethroned the emperor. |
nous | nous avions détrôné | Nous avions détrôné le tyran. | We had dethroned the tyrant. |
vous | vous aviez détrôné | Vous aviez détrôné le dictateur. | You had dethroned the dictator. |
ils | ils avaient détrôné | Ils avaient détrôné le despote. | They had dethroned the despot. |
elles | elles avaient détrôné | Elles avaient détrôné la régente. | They had dethroned the regent. |
Other Conjugations for Détrôner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détrôner
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Détrôner – 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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