Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Introduction to the verb déborder
The English translation of the French verb déborder is “to overflow” or “to spill over.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-bor-day.”
Déborder comes from the Old French word “desborder” which means “to overflow” and can be traced back to the Latin word “dis-” meaning “out” and “bord” meaning “edge.”
In everyday French, déborder is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’espérais qu’il n’ait pas débordé de colère lorsqu’il a appris la nouvelle. (I hoped he didn’t overflow with anger when he heard the news.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait débordé d’amour pour son nouvel enfant. (It is possible that she overflowed with love for her new child.)
- Nous doutons qu’ils aient débordé de joie après leur défaite. (We doubt that they overflowed with joy after their defeat.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of déborder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie débordé | Je suis content que j’aie débordé. | I’m glad I overflowed. |
tu | aies débordé | Il est possible que tu aies débordé. | It’s possible you overflowed. |
il | ait débordé | Il est important qu’il ait débordé. | It’s important he overflowed. |
elle | ait débordé | Elle aimerait qu’elle ait débordé. | She would like she overflowed. |
on | ait débordé | On veut qu’on ait débordé. | We want it to have overflowed. |
nous | ayons débordé | Il est crucial que nous ayons débordé. | It’s crucial we overflowed. |
vous | ayez débordé | Je suis certain que vous ayez débordé. | I’m sure you overflowed. |
ils | aient débordé | Ils craignent qu’ils aient débordé. | They fear they overflowed. |
elles | aient débordé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient débordé. | They prefer they overflowed. |
Other Conjugations for Déborder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
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Déborder – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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