Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Introduction to the verb négrifier
The English translation of the French verb négrifier is “to blacken” or “to darken.” The infinitive form, négrifier, is pronounced as “nay-gree-fee-yay.”
The word négrifier comes from the noun “nègre” which means “black” and the suffix “-ifier” which indicates a transformation or intensification. It was first used in the late 19th century as a derogatory term for people of African descent and later evolved to refer to the act of making something darker or blacker.
In everyday French, négrifier is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of négrifier in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais négrifié mes cheveux avant le bal. (I had blackened my hair before the ball.)
- Tu avais négrifié le mur avec de la peinture noire. (You had darkened the wall with black paint.)
- Il avait négrifié ses chaussures pour le costume d’Halloween. (He had blackened his shoes for the Halloween costume.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of négrifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais négrifié | J’avais négrifié l’essai. | I had made the attempt negative. |
tu | tu avais négrifié | Tu avais négrifié la conversation. | You had made the conversation negative. |
il | il avait négrifié | Il avait négrifié la situation. | He had made the situation negative. |
elle | elle avait négrifié | Elle avait négrifié le discours. | She had made the speech negative. |
on | on avait négrifié | On avait négrifié l’évènement. | One had made the event negative. |
nous | nous avions négrifié | Nous avions négrifié le sujet. | We had made the subject negative. |
vous | vous aviez négrifié | Vous aviez négrifié le commentaire. | You had made the comment negative. |
ils | ils avaient négrifié | Ils avaient négrifié la remarque. | They had made the remark negative. |
elles | elles avaient négrifié | Elles avaient négrifié la rencontre. | They had made the encounter negative. |
Other Conjugations for Négrifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb négrifier
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Négrifier – 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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