Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Introduction to the verb démailler
The English translation of the French verb démailler is “to unravel” or “to untangle.” It is pronounced as “day-may-yay.”
The word démailler comes from the French word “maillage,” which means “mesh” or “net.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais suivi les instructions, je n’aurais pas démaillé la laine. (If I had followed the instructions, I wouldn’t have unraveled the wool.)
Example 2: Elle aurait démaillé ses cheveux si elle avait eu plus de temps. (She would have untangled her hair if she had more time.)
Example 3: Nous aurions démaillé le filet si nous avions vu les nœuds plus tôt. (We would have unraveled the net if we had seen the knots earlier.)
Overall, démailler is used to express an action that could have been done differently in the past, if certain conditions had been met.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of démailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais démaillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais démaillé. | I would have unraveled you. |
tu | aurais démaillé | Tu aurais démaillé plus tôt. | You would have unraveled earlier. |
il | aurait démaillé | Il aurait démaillé ses chaussettes. | He would have unraveled his socks. |
elle | aurait démaillé | Elle aurait démaillé sa robe. | She would have unraveled her dress. |
on | aurait démaillé | On aurait démaillé le problème. | One would have unraveled the problem. |
nous | aurions démaillé | Nous aurions démaillé en français. | We would have unraveled in French. |
vous | auriez démaillé | Vous auriez démaillé avec eux. | You would have unraveled with them. |
ils | auraient démaillé | Ils auraient démaillé leurs fils. | They would have unraveled their sons. |
elles | auraient démaillé | Elles auraient démaillé leurs filles. | They (female) would have unraveled their daughters. |
Other Conjugations for Démailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
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Démailler – 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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