Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Introduction to the verb détoner
The English translation of the French verb détoner is “to detonate.” It is pronounced as day-toe-nay.
Détoner comes from the Latin word detonare, which means “to thunder down.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Three examples of détoner in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Si j’avais allumé la mèche, la bombe aurait détoné. (If I had lit the fuse, the bomb would have detonated.)
- Il était possible que la voiture détonât à tout moment. (It was possible that the car would detonate at any moment.)
- Nous aurions été blessés si la bombe avait détoné plus tôt. (We would have been injured if the bomb had detonated earlier.)
In these examples, détoner is used to describe a potential or imagined event in the past. It is conjugated in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to show that the action is not certain to have happened.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of détoner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détonasse | Je ne serais pas surpris si j’étais détonasse. | I wouldn’t be surprised if I were detonating. |
tu | détonasses | Si tu faisais attention, tu ne détonasses pas. | If you paid attention, you wouldn’t detonate. |
il | détonât | Il serait inquiet si il détonât près de la maison. | He would be worried if he detonated near the house. |
elle | détonât | Elle serait fâchée si elle détonât trop fort. | She would be angry if she detonated too loudly. |
on | détonât | Si on détonât dehors, on attire l’attention. | If one detonated outside, one would attract attention. |
nous | détonassions | Si nous détonassions avec précaution, nous serions en sécurité. | If we detonated carefully, we would be safe. |
vous | détonassiez | Si vous détonassiez sans autorisation, vous seriez arrêtés. | If you detonated without permission, you would be arrested. |
ils | détonassent | S’ils détonassent en public, ils seraient condamnés. | If they detonated in public, they would be convicted. |
elles | détonassent | Si elles détonassent ensemble, ça serait dangereux. | If they detonated together, it would be dangerous. |
Other Conjugations for Détoner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
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Détoner – 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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