Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Introduction to the verb déliter
The English translation of the French verb déliter is “to dilute” or “to water down”. It is pronounced “day-lee-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word déliter comes from the Latin verb “deligere” meaning “to choose” and the prefix “de-” meaning “down”. In French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of déliter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que j’aie délitéré le jus de fruit hier soir. (It’s possible that I diluted the fruit juice last night.)
- Elle aurait aimé que tu aies délitéré le vin avant de le servir. (She would have liked you to dilute the wine before serving it.)
- Il faudrait que nous ayons délitéré la sauce pour qu’elle soit moins épaisse. (We would need to dilute the sauce so that it’s less thick.)
English translations:
- I may have diluted the fruit juice last night.
- She would have liked you to have diluted the wine before serving it.
- We would need to have diluted the sauce so that it’s less thick.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of déliter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délitéré | Je suis désolé que j’aie délitéré. | I am sorry that I deteriorated. |
tu | aies délitéré | Il est possible que tu aies délitéré. | It’s possible that you deteriorated. |
il | ait délitéré | Il est important qu’il ait délitéré. | It’s important that he deteriorated. |
elle | ait délitéré | Elle craint qu’elle ait délitéré. | She fears she deteriorated. |
on | ait délitéré | On veut qu’on ait délitéré. | We want it to have deteriorated. |
nous | ayons délitéré | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons délitéré. | We are happy that we deteriorated. |
vous | ayez délitéré | Il est possible que vous ayez délitéré. | It’s possible that you deteriorated. |
ils | aient délitéré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient délitéré. | They doubt they deteriorated. |
elles | aient délitéré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient délitéré. | They prefer they deteriorated. |
Other Conjugations for Déliter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
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Déliter – 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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