Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Introduction to the verb délainer
The English translation of the French verb délainer is “to shear.” It is pronounced as “day-lay-nay.”
The word délainer comes from the Old French word “deslaignier,” which is derived from the Latin word “dislaciniare,” meaning “to cut off.” It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, délainer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of délainer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais délainé mes moutons plus tôt. (If I had known, I would have sheared my sheep earlier.)
- Nous aurions délainé les brebis après la tonte des moutons. (We would have shorn the ewes after shearing the sheep.)
- Vous auriez délainé les alpagas si vous aviez eu le temps. (You would have sheared the alpacas if you had had the time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of délainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais délainé | Comment aurais-je délainé cette laine? | How would I have sheared this wool? |
tu | aurais délainé | Tu aurais délainé les moutons. | You would have sheared the sheep. |
il | aurait délainé | Il aurait délainé la toison. | He would have sheared the fleece. |
elle | aurait délainé | Elle aurait délainé les lamas. | She would have sheared the llamas. |
on | aurait délainé | On aurait délainé la fibre. | One would have sheared the fiber. |
nous | aurions délainé | Nous aurions délainé en équipe. | We would have sheared as a team. |
vous | auriez délainé | Vous auriez délainé tôt le matin. | You would have sheared early in the morning. |
ils | auraient délainé | Ils auraient délainé les chèvres. | They would have sheared the goats. |
elles | auraient délainé | Elles auraient délainé les alpagas. | They (female) would have sheared the alpacas. |
Other Conjugations for Délainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
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Délainer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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