Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Introduction to the verb entailler
The English translation of the French verb entailler is “to notch” or “to make a cut.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-tah-ye.”
The word “entailler” comes from the Old French word “entaille,” meaning “cut” or “notch,” which ultimately derives from the Latin word “intaliare” meaning “to engrave.” In everyday French, “entailler” is most often used in its past tense form, “entaillé,” to describe a physical action of making a cut or notch in something.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, “entailler” is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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J’avais entaillé le bois avant de le peindre.
Translation: I had notched the wood before painting it. -
Nous avions entaillé l’arbre pour y installer une balançoire.
Translation: We had made a cut in the tree to install a swing. -
Ils avaient entaillé leur nom sur l’écorce de l’arbre.
Translation: They had carved their names on the bark of the tree.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais entaillé | J’avais entaillé la pomme. | I had cut into the apple. |
tu | tu avais entaillé | Tu avais entaillé le bois. | You had notched the wood. |
il | il avait entaillé | Il avait entaillé l’arbre. | He had gashed the tree. |
elle | elle avait entaillé | Elle avait entaillé le pain. | She had scored the bread. |
on | on avait entaillé | On avait entaillé le gâteau. | One had sliced into the cake. |
nous | nous avions entaillé | Nous avions entaillé la viande. | We had carved the meat. |
vous | vous aviez entaillé | Vous aviez entaillé le fromage. | You had cut into the cheese. |
ils | ils avaient entaillé | Ils avaient entaillé le saucisson. | They had scored the sausage. |
elles | elles avaient entaillé | Elles avaient entaillé la saucisse. | They had notched the sausage. |
Other Conjugations for Entailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entailler
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Entailler – 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
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