Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Introduction to the verb démieller
The English translation of the French verb démieller is “to untangle”.
The infinitive form of démieller is pronounced “deh-mee-ye”.
The origin of démieller can be traced back to the Latin word “mel” meaning “honey”. In French, “miel” means “honey” and “démêler” is formed by adding the prefix “dé-” which means “undo” or “un-“. Therefore, démieller literally means “to untangle honey”, which can be interpreted as separating something that is sticky or difficult to separate.
In everyday French, démieller is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of démieller, which is “démêlé”.
Here are three simple examples of démieller in the Plus-que-parfait tense with English translations:
- J’avais démêlé mes cheveux avant de me coucher. (I had untangled my hair before going to bed.)
- Elle avait démêlé les fils électriques avant de les brancher. (She had untangled the electrical wires before plugging them in.)
- Nous avions démêlé tous les nœuds de la corde avant de l’utiliser. (We had untangled all the knots in the rope before using it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démieller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais démiellé | J’avais démiellé le pain. | I had kneaded the bread. |
tu | tu avais démiellé | Tu avais démiellé la pâte. | You had kneaded the dough. |
il | il avait démiellé | Il avait démiellé le mélange. | He had kneaded the mixture. |
elle | elle avait démiellé | Elle avait démiellé la pâte à pizza. | She had kneaded the pizza dough. |
on | on avait démiellé | On avait démiellé la pâte à pain. | One had kneaded the bread dough. |
nous | nous avions démiellé | Nous avions démiellé les ingrédients. | We had kneaded the ingredients. |
vous | vous aviez démiellé | Vous aviez démiellé la pâte à crêpes. | You had kneaded the pancake batter. |
ils | ils avaient démiellé | Ils avaient démiellé la pâte à tarte. | They had kneaded the pie crust. |
elles | elles avaient démiellé | Elles avaient démiellé la pâte à biscuits. | They had kneaded the cookie dough. |
Other Conjugations for Démieller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
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Démieller – 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
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