Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Introduction to the verb institutionnaliser
The English translation of institutionnaliser is “to institutionalize.” It is pronounced as “an-stee-too-tsee-oh-nah-lee-zay.”
The word institutionnaliser comes from the French noun “institution,” meaning an established organization or system, and the suffix “-iser,” which means “to make” or “to become.” Therefore, institutionnaliser refers to the act of making something into an institution or giving it the characteristics of an institution.
In everyday French, institutionnaliser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe an action or process that had already been completed in the past before another past event. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of institutionnaliser.
Here are three simple examples of institutionnaliser used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Nous avions institutionnalisé une nouvelle politique en matière de droits de l’homme. (We had institutionalized a new policy on human rights.)
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Elle était déjà institutionnalisée dans son nouveau poste avant que j’arrive. (She had already been institutionalized in her new position before I arrived.)
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Ils avaient institutionnalisé leur mariage en signant un contrat de mariage. (They had institutionalized their marriage by signing a prenuptial agreement.)
In these examples, the action of institutionnaliser took place before another past event or action, indicated by the use of the Plus-que-parfait tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of institutionnaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais institutionnalisé | J’avais institutionnalisé la politique. | I had institutionalized the policy. |
tu | tu avais institutionnalisé | Tu avais institutionnalisé la procédure. | You had institutionalized the procedure. |
il | il avait institutionnalisé | Il avait institutionnalisé le système. | He had institutionalized the system. |
elle | elle avait institutionnalisé | Elle avait institutionnalisé la tradition. | She had institutionalized the tradition. |
on | on avait institutionnalisé | On avait institutionnalisé la pratique. | One had institutionalized the practice. |
nous | nous avions institutionnalisé | Nous avions institutionnalisé l’approche. | We had institutionalized the approach. |
vous | vous aviez institutionnalisé | Vous aviez institutionnalisé le concept. | You had institutionalized the concept. |
ils | ils avaient institutionnalisé | Ils avaient institutionnalisé le processus. | They had institutionalized the process. |
elles | elles avaient institutionnalisé | Elles avaient institutionnalisé la méthode. | They had institutionalized the method. |
Other Conjugations for Institutionnaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb institutionnaliser
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Institutionnaliser – 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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