Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Introduction to the verb inféoder
The English translation of the French verb inféoder is “to feudalize.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fay-oh-day.”
The word inféoder comes from the French word “féodal,” meaning feudal, and the Latin word “feudum,” meaning fief or feudal land.
In everyday French, inféoder is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or a specific time in the past.
Here are three simple examples of inféoder used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Les paysans avaient été inféodés à leurs seigneurs féodaux pendant des siècles. (The peasants had been feudalized to their feudal lords for centuries.)
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Les chevaliers avaient inféodé leurs terres à leurs vassaux. (The knights had feudalized their lands to their vassals.)
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La société médiévale était basée sur un système de servage et de fiefs inféodés. (Medieval society was based on a system of serfdom and feudal fiefs.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inféoder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais inféodé | J’avais inféodé mes terres. | I had enfeoffed my lands. |
tu | tu avais inféodé | Tu avais inféodé ton vassal. | You had enfeoffed your vassal. |
il | il avait inféodé | Il avait inféodé ses sujets. | He had enfeoffed his subjects. |
elle | elle avait inféodé | Elle avait inféodé ses fiefs. | She had enfeoffed her fiefs. |
on | on avait inféodé | On avait inféodé ses domaines. | One had enfeoffed their domains. |
nous | nous avions inféodé | Nous avions inféodé nos seigneuries. | We had enfeoffed our lordships. |
vous | vous aviez inféodé | Vous aviez inféodé vos baronnies. | You had enfeoffed your baronies. |
ils | ils avaient inféodé | Ils avaient inféodé leurs comtés. | They had enfeoffed their counties. |
elles | elles avaient inféodé | Elles avaient inféodé leurs duchés. | They had enfeoffed their duchies. |
Other Conjugations for Inféoder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inféoder
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Inféoder – 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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