Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Introduction to the verb discriminer
The English translation of the French verb discriminer is “to discriminate.” It is pronounced “dee-skree-mee-neh.”
The word “discriminer” comes from the Latin word “discriminare,” meaning “to separate” or “to distinguish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the past tense, particularly the Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais discriminé la candidate en raison de son âge. (I had discriminated against the candidate because of her age.)
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Tu avais toujours discriminer les gens en fonction de leur apparence. (You had always discriminated against people based on their appearance.)
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Ils avaient déjà eu des problèmes avec leur voisin, qui les avait discriminés à cause de leur religion. (They had already had issues with their neighbor, who had discriminated against them because of their religion.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discriminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais discriminé | J’avais discriminé les minorités. | I had discriminated against minorities. |
tu | tu avais discriminé | Tu avais discriminé les gens. | You had discriminated against people. |
il | il avait discriminé | Il avait discriminé les femmes. | He had discriminated against women. |
elle | elle avait discriminé | Elle avait discriminé les personnes âgées. | She had discriminated against elderly people. |
on | on avait discriminé | On avait discriminé les immigrants. | One had discriminated against immigrants. |
nous | nous avions discriminé | Nous avions discriminé les personnes handicapées. | We had discriminated against disabled people. |
vous | vous aviez discriminé | Vous aviez discriminé les personnes d’origine étrangère. | You had discriminated against people of foreign origin. |
ils | ils avaient discriminé | Ils avaient discriminé les homosexuels. | They had discriminated against homosexuals. |
elles | elles avaient discriminé | Elles avaient discriminé les personnes transgenres. | They had discriminated against transgender people. |
Other Conjugations for Discriminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
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Discriminer – 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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