Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Introduction to the verb décarburer
The English translation of the French verb décarburer is “to decarbonize.” It is pronounced “day-kar-byoo-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word décarburer comes from the Latin word “carbo,” meaning “coal,” and the French prefix “de-,” which indicates a negation or reversal. It was first used in the late 19th century in reference to the process of removing carbon from metals.
In everyday French, décarburer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed with the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of décarburer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que vous décarburiiez le fer avant de le souder. (I wish you had decarbonized the iron before soldering it.)
- Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, nous aurions décarburé le moteur à temps. (If I had followed your advice, we would have decarbonized the engine in time.)
- Il était nécessaire que nous décarburassions ces métaux pour les rendre plus solides. (It was necessary for us to decarbonize these metals to make them stronger.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décarburer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décarburé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse décarburé. | I should have decarbonized. |
tu | eusses décarburé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses décarburé. | You should have decarbonized. |
il | eût décarburé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût décarburé. | He should have decarbonized. |
elle | eût décarburé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût décarburé. | She should have decarbonized. |
on | eût décarburé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût décarburé. | One should have decarbonized. |
nous | eussions décarburé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions décarburé. | We should have decarbonized. |
vous | eussiez décarburé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez décarburé. | You should have decarbonized. |
ils | eussent décarburé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent décarburé. | They should have decarbonized. |
elles | eussent décarburé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent décarburé. | They should have decarbonized. |
Other Conjugations for Décarburer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
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Décarburer – 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
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