pluperfect

• صفة قديمة تعني 'أكثر من تام' أو 'بالغ التمام'; تُستخدم في الإنجليزية الحديثة نادرًا، وخاصة في المصطلح النحوي للدلالة على زمن الماضي التام.

An archaic adjective meaning 'more than perfect' or 'extremely perfect'; now rarely used in modern English, primarily surviving in grammatical terminology.

1. More than perfectC2informal

   Exceeding the state of being perfect; flawless to an extreme degree.

   الأكمل

   • Her performance was pluperfect, leaving the audience in awe.
   • The chef's dish was pluperfect, with every flavor balanced.
   • He described the sunset as pluperfect, beyond any painting.

   المرادفاتconsummatepeerlesssuperlativesupremetranscendentunsurpassed

2. Grammar tenseC1formal

   Relating to a verb tense that indicates an action completed before another past action (the past perfect tense).

   الماضي التام

   • In the sentence 'She had finished before he arrived,' 'had finished' is pluperfect.
   • The pluperfect tense is used to show the order of past events.
   • Students often confuse the pluperfect with the simple past.

   المرادفاتpast perfectpast perfect tense

• زمن نحوي يُستخدم للتعبير عن فعل اكتمل قبل لحظة أو حدث آخر في الماضي، ويُصاغ في الإنجليزية عادةً باستخدام 'had' مع اسم المفعول.

A grammatical tense used to express an action that was completed before another point in the past, often formed with 'had' and a past participle.

1. Past perfect tenseC1formal

   A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

   الماضي التام

   • In the sentence 'She had already left when I arrived,' 'had left' is in the pluperfect.
   • The pluperfect is often used to clarify the sequence of past events.
   • Learning the pluperfect helps in understanding complex narratives.

   المرادفاتpast perfectpast perfect tense