Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Introduction to the verb défrayer
The English translation of the French verb défrayer is “to cover or pay for someone or something”. It is pronounced as “day-fray-eh”.
Défrayer comes from the Latin word “fracturare” meaning “to break or fracture”. It entered the French language in the 15th century and originally had the meaning of “to pay for damage or compensation”.
In everyday French, défrayer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that has already been completed in the past and is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il est important que nous ayons défrayé les frais de l’événement à temps. (It is important that we have paid for the event expenses on time.)
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Elle était contente que vous ayez défrayé le coût du voyage. (She was happy that you had covered the cost of the trip.)
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Je doute que tu aies défrayé le loyer pour le mois dernier. (I doubt that you paid for the rent last month.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of défrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie défrayé | Je doute que j’aie défrayé. | I doubt that I have paid out. |
tu | aies défrayé | Il faut que tu aies défrayé. | You must have paid out. |
il | ait défrayé | Il est possible qu’il ait défrayé. | It’s possible he paid out. |
elle | ait défrayé | Elle craint qu’elle ait défrayé. | She fears she paid out. |
on | ait défrayé | On veut qu’on ait défrayé. | We want it to have been paid out. |
nous | ayons défrayé | Espérons que nous ayons défrayé. | Let’s hope we paid out. |
vous | ayez défrayé | Il est important que vous ayez défrayé. | It’s important that you paid out. |
ils | aient défrayé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient défrayé. | They doubt they paid out. |
elles | aient défrayé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient défrayé. | They prefer they paid out. |
Other Conjugations for Défrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défrayer
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Défrayer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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