Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Introduction to the verb disjoncter
The English translation of the French verb disjoncter is “to trip” or “to short-circuit.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-zhohnk-teh.”
The word disjoncter comes from the prefix “dis-” meaning “apart” or “away” and the verb “joncter” meaning “to join” or “to connect.” So the literal translation would be “to disconnect.”
In everyday French, disjoncter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to talk about an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect tense (avais, avais, avait, avions, aviez, avaient) followed by the past participle of disjoncter (disjoncté).
Example 1: J’avais disjoncté avant d’avoir fini ma présentation. (I had tripped before finishing my presentation.)
Example 2: Tu avais disjoncté pendant l’orage. (You had short-circuited during the storm.)
Example 3: Ils avaient disjoncté trois fois avant de trouver la panne. (They had tripped three times before finding the problem.)
English translations:
- I had tripped before finishing my presentation.
- You had short-circuited during the storm.
- They had tripped three times before finding the problem.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of disjoncter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais disjoncté | J’avais disjoncté après avoir étudié toute la nuit. | I had tripped out after studying all night. |
tu | tu avais disjoncté | Tu avais disjoncté après avoir entendu la nouvelle. | You had freaked out after hearing the news. |
il | il avait disjoncté | Il avait disjoncté en voyant le film d’horreur. | He had lost it watching the horror movie. |
elle | elle avait disjoncté | Elle avait disjoncté après avoir perdu son téléphone. | She had lost it after losing her phone. |
on | on avait disjoncté | On avait disjoncté en voyant le spectacle de magie. | One had tripped out watching the magic show. |
nous | nous avions disjoncté | Nous avions disjoncté après avoir dansé toute la nuit. | We had gone crazy after dancing all night. |
vous | vous aviez disjoncté | Vous aviez disjoncté en entendant la chanson. | You had freaked out upon hearing the song. |
ils | ils avaient disjoncté | Ils avaient disjoncté après avoir mangé du piment fort. | They had tripped out after eating spicy food. |
elles | elles avaient disjoncté | Elles avaient disjoncté en voyant le film d’action. | They had lost it watching the action movie. |
Other Conjugations for Disjoncter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disjoncter
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Disjoncter – 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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