Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Introduction to the verb dessoler
The English translation of the French verb dessoler is “to sadden” or “to make someone sad.” It is pronounced like “de-so-lay.”
The origin of dessoler can be traced back to the Latin word “desolere,” meaning “to leave alone.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dessoler used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Il fallait que je te dessolasse avec cette mauvaise nouvelle. (I had to make you sad with this bad news.)
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Elle souhaitait que sa présence ne te dessolât pas trop. (She hoped that her absence wouldn’t sadden you too much.)
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Nous aurions aimé que cette tragédie ne nous dessolât pas autant. (We wished this tragedy didn’t sadden us so much.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dessoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désolasse | Si j’habitais ici, je me désolasse tous les jours. | If I lived here, I would feel sorry for myself every day. |
tu | désolasses | Si tu m’écoutais plus, tu désolasses toutes mes douleurs. | If you listened to me more, you would ease all my pains. |
il | désolât | Il serait triste si il désolât sa mère. | He would be sad if he made his mother sorry. |
elle | désolât | Elle serait inquiète si elle désolât son père. | She would be worried if she made her father sorry. |
on | désolât | Si on désolât le jardin, il serait joli. | If one made the garden sorry, it would be pretty. |
nous | désolassions | Si nous nous parlions plus souvent, nous désolassions moins. | If we talked to each other more often, we would make each other less sorry. |
vous | désolassiez | Si vous désolassiez la situation, ça serait pire. | If you made the situation sorry, it would be worse. |
ils | désolassent | S’ils désolassent leur famille, ils se sentiraient mal. | If they made their family sorry, they would feel bad. |
elles | désolassent | Si elles désolassent leurs amis, ça serait gênant. | If they made their friends sorry, it would be awkward. |
Other Conjugations for Dessoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
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Dessoler – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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