pluperfect tense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin plus (“more”) + perfectus (“perfect”).
Meanings
- (of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pluperfect tenses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
past perfect tense · past perfect progressive · past perfect
Translations (45)
ja 大過去 (tense) · sh плусквампѐрфект (tense) · sv pluskvamperfektum (tense) · grc ὑπερσυντέλικος (tense) · nl plusquamperfectum (tense) · ru давнопроше́дшее вре́мя (tense) · it trapassato (tense) · rm plusquamperfect (tense) · no pluskvamperfektum (tense) · mk плусквамперфект (tense) · fr plus-que-parfait (tense) · fi pluskvamperfekti (tense) · io plusquamperfekto (tense) · el υπερσυντέλικος (tense) · pt mais-que-perfeito (tense) · la plusquamperfectum (tense) · uk плюсквамперфе́кт (tense) · sh плусквампѐрфекат (tense) · ro mai mult ca perfect (tense) · kk бұрынғы өткен шақ (tense) · eo pluskvamperfekto (tense) · ru предпроше́дшее вре́мя (tense) · ca plusquamperfet (tense) · ru плюсквамперфе́кт (tense) · es pluscuamperfecto (tense) · sv pluskvamperfekt (tense) · de Vorvergangenheit (tense) · pl czas zaprzeszły (tense) · bg ми́нало предвари́телно вре́ме (tense) · hu régmúlt (tense) · it piuccheperfetto (tense) · nl voltooid verleden tijd (tense) · de vollendete Vergangenheit (tense) · pt pretérito mais-que-perfeito (tense) · fa ماضی بعید (tense) · cs plusquamperfektum (tense) · ko 과거완료 (tense) · bg плусквамперфе́кт (tense) · uk давномину́лий час (tense) · cmn 過去完成時 /过去完成时 (tense) · de Plusquamperfekt (tense) · fo táliðin tíð (tense) · sh давно прошло време (tense) · sh pluskvampèrfekt (tense) · it trapassato prossimo (tense)