Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Introduction to the verb dédorer
The English translation of the French verb dédorer is “to un-gild” or “to take the gold off”. It is pronounced “day-doh-rer” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of dédorer comes from the combination of the prefix “de-” which means “undo” and the word “dorer” which means “to gild” or “to cover with gold”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of dédorer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies dédoré le cadre avant de me le donner. (I wish you had un-gilded the frame before giving it to me.)
- Il était nécessaire que le restaurateur ait dédoré la statue avant de la réparer. (It was necessary for the restorer to have un-gilded the statue before repairing it.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez dédoré les chaises avant de les vendre. (We would have preferred for you to have un-gilded the chairs before selling them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dédorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, je eusse dédoré ta réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, I had ruined your reputation. |
tu | eusses dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, tu eusses dédoré ta réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, you had ruined your reputation. |
il | eût dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, il eût dédoré sa réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, he had ruined his reputation. |
elle | eût dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, elle eût dédoré sa réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, she had ruined her reputation. |
on | eût dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, on eût dédoré sa réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, one had ruined their reputation. |
nous | eussions dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, nous eussions dédoré notre réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, we had ruined our reputation. |
vous | eussiez dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, vous eussiez dédoré votre réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, you had ruined your reputation. |
ils | eussent dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, ils eussent dédoré leur réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, they had ruined their reputation. |
elles | eussent dédoré | J’avais peur qu’à ce moment là, elles eussent dédoré leur réputation. | I was afraid that at that moment, they had ruined their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Dédorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
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Dédorer – 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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