Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Introduction to the verb déclencher
The English translation of the French verb déclencher is “to trigger” or “to set off.” It is pronounced as “day-clon-shay” in its infinitive form.
Déclencher comes from the Latin word “declinare,” meaning “to bend or turn away.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and originally meant “to deflect or divert.” However, over time, its meaning evolved to include the concept of initiating or starting something.
In everyday French, déclencher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of déclencher used in this tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il déclenche l’alarme avant de partir. (I wish he had triggered the alarm before leaving.)
- Si nous avions suivi le plan initial, cela n’aurait pas déclenché une telle crise. (If we had followed the initial plan, it wouldn’t have triggered such a crisis.)
- Les événements qui ont déclenché la Révolution française sont nombreux. (The events that triggered the French Revolution are numerous.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déclencher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déclenché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déclenché. | I wish I had triggered. |
tu | eusses déclenché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déclenché. | I wish you had triggered. |
il | eût déclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déclenché. | I wish he had triggered. |
elle | eût déclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déclenché. | I wish she had triggered. |
on | eût déclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déclenché. | I wish one had triggered. |
nous | eussions déclenché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déclenché. | I wish we had triggered. |
vous | eussiez déclenché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déclenché. | I wish you had triggered. |
ils | eussent déclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déclenché. | I wish they had triggered. |
elles | eussent déclenché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déclenché. | I wish they had triggered. |
Other Conjugations for Déclencher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
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Déclencher – 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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