Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Introduction to the verb piger
The English translation of the French verb piger is “to understand” or “to get.” It is pronounced “pee-zhay.”
The word piger comes from the Latin word “pigere,” which means “to be lazy” or “to be sluggish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Examples of its usage in this tense include:
- J’avais pigé le problème avant même qu’il m’explique. (I had understood the problem before he even explained it to me.)
- Elle avait pigé que je n’étais pas d’accord avec elle. (She had gotten that I didn’t agree with her.)
- Nous avions pigé la règle du jeu, mais nous avons quand même perdu. (We had understood the rules of the game, but we still lost.)
In these examples, the verb piger is used to indicate a past action that had been fully understood or grasped before another event took place.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of piger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pigé | J’avais pigé la blague. | I had understood the joke. |
tu | tu avais pigé | Tu avais pigé le concept. | You had grasped the concept. |
il | il avait pigé | Il avait pigé la situation. | He had figured out the situation. |
elle | elle avait pigé | Elle avait pigé le mensonge. | She had caught on to the lie. |
on | on avait pigé | On avait pigé la réponse. | One had gotten the answer. |
nous | nous avions pigé | Nous avions pigé le jeu. | We had understood the game. |
vous | vous aviez pigé | Vous aviez pigé le film. | You had understood the movie. |
ils | ils avaient pigé | Ils avaient pigé le système. | They had understood the system. |
elles | elles avaient pigé | Elles avaient pigé la tactique. | They had grasped the tactic. |
Other Conjugations for Piger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piger
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Piger – 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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