Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Introduction to the verb ratiboiser
The English translation of the French verb ratiboiser is “to clear/cut/prune drastically.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ra-tee-bwah-zay.”
Ratiboiser comes from the word “ratibois,” which means “pruning knife” in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais ratiboisé les haies avant que le printemps ne commence. (I had pruned the hedges before spring started.)
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Tu avais ratiboisé les mauvaises herbes dans le jardin avant que je rentre. (You had cleared the weeds in the garden before I came back.)
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Elle avait ratiboisé ses cheveux avant la soirée. (She had cut her hair drastically before the party.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ratiboiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ratiboisé | J’avais ratiboisé le jardin. | I had cleared the garden. |
tu | tu avais ratiboisé | Tu avais ratiboisé tes dettes. | You had cleared your debts. |
il | il avait ratiboisé | Il avait ratiboisé la forêt. | He had cleared the forest. |
elle | elle avait ratiboisé | Elle avait ratiboisé sa chambre. | She had cleared her room. |
on | on avait ratiboisé | On avait ratiboisé la salle. | One had cleared the room. |
nous | nous avions ratiboisé | Nous avions ratiboisé le champ. | We had cleared the field. |
vous | vous aviez ratiboisé | Vous aviez ratiboisé la maison. | You had cleared the house. |
ils | ils avaient ratiboisé | Ils avaient ratiboisé le bâtiment. | They had cleared the building. |
elles | elles avaient ratiboisé | Elles avaient ratiboisé la cuisine. | They had cleared the kitchen. |
Other Conjugations for Ratiboiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ratiboiser
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Ratiboiser – 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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