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Sentence #1060574

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 aandrusiak aandrusiak August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 at 4:37:41 PM UTC link Permalink

Il vaut mieux ... que nous eûmes perdu... ?

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 at 7:54:42 PM UTC link Permalink

Non, ça n'irait pas. Il n'y a pas d'antériorité ici.

Lorsqu'on raconte un récit passé, le passé simple relate des actions ponctuelles, tandis que l'imparfait relate des faits dans la durée ou davantage permanent. Avoir perdu son chemin est quelque chose d'intemporel. Cela fait peut-être longtemps qu'ils l'ont perdu. Donc c'est l'imparfait qui convient.

« Nous eûmes perdu notre chemin » (passé antérieur) s'emploie dans un contexte d'action antérieure à l'action relatée, elle même passée :

Nous eûmes perdu notre chemin si nous n'avions pas disposé de guide.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #22788We found that we had lost our way..

Nous découvrîmes que nous avions perdu notre chemin.

added by sacredceltic, August 23, 2011
➜ #22788We found that we had lost our way.

linked by sacredceltic, August 23, 2011
➜ #1116083Ni malkovris, ke ni erarvojis.

linked by GrizaLeono, September 19, 2011
➜ #1414102Wir bemerkten, dass wir uns verlaufen hatten.

linked by Manfredo, February 4, 2012