Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Introduction to the verb détacher
The English translation of the French verb détacher is “to detach” or “to unfasten.” It is pronounced [de-ta-shay] in the infinitive form.
The language origin of détacher comes from the Old French word “destachier,” which is derived from the Latin “dis-” meaning “apart” and “tangere” meaning “to touch.” Détacher is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aimerais que tu détaches tes chaussures avant d’entrer dans la maison. (I would like you to take off your shoes before entering the house.)
- Il était important que nous détachions tous les documents avant la réunion. (It was important for us to detach all the documents before the meeting.)
- Je souhaitais que tu détaches ton regard de ton téléphone pour m’écouter. (I wished for you to detach your gaze from your phone and listen to me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of détacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détachasse | Si j’avais un couteau, je détachasse le papier. | If I had a knife, I would detach the paper. |
tu | détachasses | Si tu n’avais pas peur, tu détachasses le serpent. | If you weren’t afraid, you would detach the snake. |
il | détachât | Il serait plus calme si il détachât le ballon. | He would be calmer if he detached the balloon. |
elle | détachât | Elle serait plus heureuse si elle détachât les chaînes. | She would be happier if she detached the chains. |
on | détachât | Si on détachât les feuilles, on pourrait les lire. | If one detached the leaves, one could read them. |
nous | détachassions | Si nous détachassions les fleurs, nous pourrions les sentir. | If we detached the flowers, we could smell them. |
vous | détachassiez | Si vous détachassiez le chien, il pourrait courir. | If you detached the dog, it could run. |
ils | détachassent | S’ils détachassent les photos, on pourrait les voir. | If they detached the photos, one could see them. |
elles | détachassent | Si elles détachassent les livres, elles pourraient les lire. | If they detached the books, they could read them. |
Other Conjugations for Détacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
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Détacher – 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
Summary
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