Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Introduction to the verb délégitimer
The English translation of the French verb délégitimer is “to delegitimize.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-leh-zhee-tee-may.”
The word délégitimer is derived from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to take away” and the word “légitime” meaning “legitimate.” It was first used in the mid-19th century.
In everyday French, délégitimer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of délégitimer.
Examples:
- Si j’avais délégitimé leurs propos, ils ne m’auraient plus fait confiance. (If I had delegitimized their statements, they wouldn’t have trusted me anymore.)
- Nous serions tous en danger si les dictateurs avaient délégitimé les valeurs démocratiques. (We would all be in danger if dictators had delegitimized democratic values.)
- Tu aurais délégitimé la lutte pour l’égalité en agissant ainsi. (You would have delegitimized the fight for equality by acting like that.)
English translations:
- If I had delegitimized their statements, they wouldn’t have trusted me anymore.
- We would all be in danger if dictators had delegitimized democratic values.
- You would have delegitimized the fight for equality by acting like that.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of délégitimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais délégitimé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais délégitimé. | I would have delegitimized. |
tu | aurais délégitimé | Tu aurais délégitimé l’autorité. | You would have delegitimized authority. |
il | aurait délégitimé | Il aurait délégitimé le gouvernement. | He would have delegitimized the government. |
elle | aurait délégitimé | Elle aurait délégitimé son rival. | She would have delegitimized her rival. |
on | aurait délégitimé | On aurait délégitimé leur argument. | One would have delegitimized their argument. |
nous | aurions délégitimé | Nous aurions délégitimé l’opposition. | We would have delegitimized the opposition. |
vous | auriez délégitimé | Vous auriez délégitimé la protestation. | You would have delegitimized the protest. |
ils | auraient délégitimé | Ils auraient délégitimé leur ennemi. | They would have delegitimized their enemy. |
elles | auraient délégitimé | Elles auraient délégitimé leurs adversaires. | They (female) would have delegitimized their adversaries. |
Other Conjugations for Délégitimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délégitimer
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Délégitimer – 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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