Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Introduction to the verb dévaliser
The English translation of the French verb dévaliser is “to loot” or “to ransack”. It is pronounced “day-vah-lee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Dévaliser comes from the Latin word “vallis”, which means “valley”. In Old French, the word “desvaliser” referred to the act of looting a valley or countryside. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of robbing or plundering in general.
In everyday French, dévaliser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Some common uses of dévaliser in this tense include expressing regret, doubt, or desire.
Here are three simple examples of dévaliser in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que je dévalise la banque pour payer mes dettes.
(I would have had to loot the bank to pay off my debts.) -
J’aurais aimé que tu ne dévalises pas mon sac à main pendant que j’étais distraite.
(I wish you hadn’t looted my handbag while I was distracted.) -
Il se peut qu’ils aient dévalisé le musée la nuit dernière.
(It’s possible that they looted the museum last night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dévaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dévalisé | Je crains que j’aie dévalisé le magasin. | I’m afraid I looted the store. |
tu | aies dévalisé | Il faut que tu aies dévalisé le marché. | You must have raided the market. |
il | ait dévalisé | Il est possible qu’il ait dévalisé les banques. | It’s possible he robbed the banks. |
elle | ait dévalisé | Elle veut que tu aies dévalisé la bijouterie. | She wants you to have robbed the jewelry store. |
on | ait dévalisé | On a besoin qu’on ait dévalisé la pharmacie. | We need to have looted the pharmacy. |
nous | ayons dévalisé | Il est important que nous ayons dévalisé la boutique. | It’s important that we looted the shop. |
vous | ayez dévalisé | Je suis heureuse que vous ayez dévalisé le musée. | I’m happy that you looted the museum. |
ils | aient dévalisé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dévalisé la banque. | They doubt they robbed the bank. |
elles | aient dévalisé | Elles croient qu’elles aient dévalisé le supermarché. | They believe they looted the supermarket. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaliser
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Dévaliser – 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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