Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Introduction to the verb détourner
The English translation of the French verb détourner is “to divert” or “to turn away.” It is pronounced as “day-toor-nay.”
The word détourner comes from the Old French word destourner, which is derived from the Latin word distorquere, meaning “to twist.” In everyday French, détourner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
3 examples of détourner in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que j’aie détourneé ce sujet dans ma thèse. (I had to have diverted this topic in my thesis.)
- Je suis contente que tu aies détourneé l’attention du public pendant ma présentation. (I am glad you diverted the audience’s attention during my presentation.)
- Il est possible qu’elle n’ait pas détourneé les fonds à des fins personnelles. (It is possible that she did not divert the funds for personal purposes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of détourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie détourné | Je suis content que j’aie détourné ton attention. | I’m glad I diverted your attention. |
tu | aies détourné | Il préfèrerait que tu aies détourné l’argent. | He would prefer that you diverted the money. |
il | ait détourné | Il est important qu’il ait détourné le regard. | It’s important that he averted his gaze. |
elle | ait détourné | Elle doute qu’elle ait détourné l’itinéraire. | She doubts that she diverted the route. |
on | ait détourné | On est curieux qu’on ait détourné le sujet. | We are curious that the subject was diverted. |
nous | ayons détourné | Nous sommes soulagés que nous ayons détourné la catastrophe. | We are relieved that we diverted the disaster. |
vous | ayez détourné | Il est possible que vous ayez détourné des fonds. | It’s possible that you embezzled funds. |
ils | aient détourné | Ils pensent qu’ils aient détourné l’attention. | They think they diverted the attention. |
elles | aient détourné | Elles n’aiment pas qu’elles aient détourné leur regard. | They don’t like that they averted their gaze. |
Other Conjugations for Détourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
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Détourner – 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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