Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Introduction to the verb endeuiller
The English translation of the French verb endeuiller is “to mourn” or “to grieve”. It is pronounced as “ahn-duh-yuh-yay”.
The word endeuiller comes from the Old French word “endeuil”, meaning “to be in mourning”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that had already been completed in the past before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais endeuillé la mort de mon grand-père avant de partir en vacances. (I had mourned the death of my grandfather before going on vacation.)
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Nous avions endeuillé la perte de notre chien depuis des mois avant d’adopter un nouveau chiot. (We had been grieving the loss of our dog for months before adopting a new puppy.)
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Ils avaient endeuillé la disparition de leur ami depuis longtemps avant de découvrir qu’il était en vie. (They had been mourning the disappearance of their friend for a long time before finding out he was alive.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of endeuiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais endeuillé | J’avais endeuillé mon coeur. | I had grieving my heart. |
tu | tu avais endeuillé | Tu avais endeuillé ta famille. | You had grieved your family. |
il | il avait endeuillé | Il avait endeuillé sa ville. | He had grieved his city. |
elle | elle avait endeuillé | Elle avait endeuillé son pays. | She had grieved her country. |
on | on avait endeuillé | On avait endeuillé le monde. | One had grieved the world. |
nous | nous avions endeuillé | Nous avions endeuillé nos proches. | We had grieved our loved ones. |
vous | vous aviez endeuillé | Vous aviez endeuillé les coeurs. | You had grieved the hearts. |
ils | ils avaient endeuillé | Ils avaient endeuillé leur communauté. | They had grieved their community. |
elles | elles avaient endeuillé | Elles avaient endeuillé leur village. | They had grieved their village. |
Other Conjugations for Endeuiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endeuiller
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Endeuiller – 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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