Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Introduction to the verb dénerver
The English translation of the French verb dénerver is “to unwind” or “to relax”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-nair-vair”.
Dénerver comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “undo” or “remove”, and the word “nerf”, meaning “nerve”. It can also be related to the word “nerveux”, which means “nervous” or “anxious”. In everyday French, dénerver is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of dénerver used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je me dénervasse avant de passer mon entretien d’embauche. (I needed to unwind before my job interview.)
- Nous préférions que tu te dénervasses avant de conduire la voiture. (We would prefer if you relaxed before driving the car.)
- Il était important que vous vous dénervassiez pour ne pas prendre de décisions hâtives. (It was important for you to unwind in order to not make hasty decisions.)
English translations:
- I had to unwind before my job interview.
- We would prefer if you relaxed before driving the car.
- It was important for you to unwind in order to not make hasty decisions.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénerver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dénervasse | Si j’avais plus de patience, je dénervasse moins. | If I had more patience, I would get less annoyed. |
tu | dénervasses | Si tu prenais un moment pour te calmer, tu dénervasses plus facilement. | If you took a moment to calm down, you would get less easily annoyed. |
il | dénervât | Il serait moins stressé si il dénervât plus souvent. | He would be less stressed if he got less annoyed more often. |
elle | dénervât | Elle serait plus détendue si elle dénervât son esprit. | She would be more relaxed if she got her mind less annoyed. |
on | dénervât | Si on dénervât davantage, on vivrait plus sereinement. | If one got less annoyed, one would live more peacefully. |
nous | dénervassions | Si nous dénervassions chaque jour, nous serions plus zen. | If we got less annoyed every day, we would be more zen. |
vous | dénervassiez | Si vous dénervassiez moins vite, vous seriez plus calme. | If you got annoyed less quickly, you would be calmer. |
ils | dénervassent | S’ils dénervassent plus souvent, ils seraient plus détendus. | If they got less annoyed more often, they would be more relaxed. |
elles | dénervassent | Si elles dénervassent autant, elles seraient toutes énervées. | If they got as annoyed, they would all be annoyed. |
Other Conjugations for Dénerver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénerver
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Dénerver – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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