Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Introduction to the verb enrayer
The English translation of the French verb enrayer is “to stem” or “to stop”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-reh-yay”.
The word enrayer comes from the Old French word “enreverser” which means “to turn upside down”. It is derived from the Latin word “inversus” which means “to invert” or “to reverse”. In modern French, enrayer means to stop or prevent something from happening.
In everyday French, enrayer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense (past perfect tense) to describe an action that had been completed before another past action or event. It is used to talk about something that happened in the past, but before another past event. It is often used in conjunction with the word “quand” (when) or “avant que” (before).
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais enrayer la propagation du feu quand les pompiers sont arrivés. (I had stopped the spreading of the fire when the firefighters arrived.)
- Elle avait enrayer la fuite d’eau avant que le plombier n’arrive. (She had stopped the water leak before the plumber arrived.)
- Nous avions enrayer la crise économique avant que l’entreprise ne fasse faillite. (We had stemmed the economic crisis before the company went bankrupt.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais enrayé | J’avais enrayé la chute. | I had stopped the fall. |
tu | tu avais enrayé | Tu avais enrayé le virus. | You had stopped the virus. |
il | il avait enrayé | Il avait enrayé la propagation. | He had stopped the spread. |
elle | elle avait enrayé | Elle avait enrayé l’épidémie. | She had stopped the epidemic. |
on | on avait enrayé | On avait enrayé la panique. | One had stopped the panic. |
nous | nous avions enrayé | Nous avions enrayé la crise. | We had stopped the crisis. |
vous | vous aviez enrayé | Vous aviez enrayé le conflit. | You had stopped the conflict. |
ils | ils avaient enrayé | Ils avaient enrayé le désastre. | They had stopped the disaster. |
elles | elles avaient enrayé | Elles avaient enrayé la catastrophe. | They had stopped the catastrophe. |
Other Conjugations for Enrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrayer
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Enrayer – 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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