passé composé

Betekenis (Engels)

a past tense in French grammar, to express a completed ('perfect') action. In English, it can either be called the perfect tense or referred to by its French name. The name 'passé composé' reflects the fact that it is a compound tense, unlike the passé simple.

Sinonieme

parfait

présent parfait

Vertalings

present perfect

passato prossimo

παρακείμενος

perfect

present perfect tense

passé composé

voltooid tegenwoordige tijd

presente perfeito

Perfektum

kusursuz şimdiki zaman

Perfekt

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pa.se kɔ̃.po.ze/

Etimologie (Engels)

Literally, “compound past”, because, unlike the imparfait and passé simple, which use endings and/or root flexion, it uses an auxiliary verb and the past participle.