Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Introduction to the verb obérer
The English translation of the French verb obérer is “to burden” or “to encumber.” It is pronounced as oh-beh-reh.
The word obérer comes from the Latin verb “onerare,” meaning “to load” or “to burden.” It is most often used in everyday French 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.
Example 1:
J’avais obéré mes finances avant de perdre mon emploi.
(I had burdened my finances before losing my job.)
Example 2:
Le poids de ses responsabilités l’avait obéré mentalement.
(The weight of his responsibilities had burdened him mentally.)
Example 3:
Ils avaient obéré leur réputation en commettant ce crime.
(They had burdened their reputation by committing this crime.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of obérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais obéré | J’avais obéré la situation financière. | I had overwhelmed the financial situation. |
tu | tu avais obéré | Tu avais obéré ta santé. | You had impaired your health. |
il | il avait obéré | Il avait obéré les données. | He had overloaded the data. |
elle | elle avait obéré | Elle avait obéré sa mémoire. | She had burdened her memory. |
on | on avait obéré | On avait obéré le système. | One had burdened the system. |
nous | nous avions obéré | Nous avions obéré notre budget. | We had encumbered our budget. |
vous | vous aviez obéré | Vous aviez obéré les ressources. | You had depleted the resources. |
ils | ils avaient obéré | Ils avaient obéré l’environnement. | They had damaged the environment. |
elles | elles avaient obéré | Elles avaient obéré leur réputation. | They had tarnished their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Obérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obérer
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Obérer – 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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