Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Introduction to the verb débâillonner
The English translation of the French verb débâillonner is “to remove a gag/to ungag”. The infinitive form, débâillonner, is pronounced as “day-bah-yo-nay”.
Débâillonner is derived from the French prefix “dé-“, which means “to remove”, and the word “bâillon”, which means “gag”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Examples:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies débâillonné le prisonnier avant de l’interroger. (I wish you had ungagged the prisoner before interrogating him.)
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Il était nécessaire que nous ayons débâillonné le témoin pour qu’il puisse parler. (It was necessary for us to ungag the witness so that he could speak.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent débâillonné la victime avant de l’enlever. (They should have ungagged the victim before kidnapping them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débâillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débâillonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débâillonné. | I wish I had ungagged. |
tu | eusses débâillonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débâillonné. | I wish you had ungagged. |
il | eût débâillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débâillonné. | I wish he had ungagged. |
elle | eût débâillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débâillonné. | I wish she had ungagged. |
on | eût débâillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débâillonné. | I wish one had ungagged. |
nous | eussions débâillonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débâillonné. | I wish we had ungagged. |
vous | eussiez débâillonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débâillonné. | I wish you had ungagged. |
ils | eussent débâillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débâillonné. | I wish they had ungagged. |
elles | eussent débâillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débâillonné. | I wish they had ungagged. |
Other Conjugations for Débâillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
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Débâillonner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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