Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Introduction to the verb défolier
The English translation of the French verb défolier is “to defoliate.” It is pronounced as “day-fo-lee-ay.”
Défolier comes from the Latin word folium, meaning “leaf.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of removing leaves from plants or trees, either intentionally or unintentionally. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express an action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Examples:
- Si j’avais suivi les instructions, j’aurais défolié les mauvaises herbes dans mon jardin. (If I had followed the instructions, I would have defoliated the weeds in my garden.)
- Les ouvriers avaient défolié les arbres pour faciliter la récolte des fruits. (The workers had defoliated the trees to make it easier to harvest the fruits.)
- Nous aurions dû défolier les branches avant l’arrivée de la tempête. (We should have defoliated the branches before the storm arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of défolier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse défolié | Il aurait été préférable que je eusse défolié. | It would have been better if I had defoliated. |
tu | eusses défolié | Il aurait été préférable que tu eusses défolié. | It would have been better if you had defoliated. |
il | eût défolié | Il aurait été préférable qu’il eût défolié. | It would have been better if he had defoliated. |
elle | eût défolié | Il aurait été préférable qu’elle eût défolié. | It would have been better if she had defoliated. |
on | eût défolié | Il aurait été préférable qu’on eût défolié. | It would have been better if one had defoliated. |
nous | eussions défolié | Il aurait été préférable que nous eussions défolié. | It would have been better if we had defoliated. |
vous | eussiez défolié | Il aurait été préférable que vous eussiez défolié. | It would have been better if you had defoliated. |
ils | eussent défolié | Il aurait été préférable qu’ils eussent défolié. | It would have been better if they had defoliated. |
elles | eussent défolié | Il aurait été préférable qu’elles eussent défolié. | It would have been better if they had defoliated. |
Other Conjugations for Défolier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
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Défolier – 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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