Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Introduction to the verb délabrer
The English translation of the French verb délabrer is “to dilapidate” or “to deteriorate”. It is pronounced as “day-la-bray”.
Délabrer has its roots in the Old French word “deslabrer”, which comes from the Latin word “de” meaning “down” and “labrum” meaning “edge” or “lip”. It entered modern French in the 16th century and is most often used in the context of buildings or structures that are falling apart or in a state of disrepair.
In everyday French, délabrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or condition. It is commonly used in formal or literary contexts to describe a situation that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met. For example:
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Si je n’avais pas acheté cette maison, elle se serait délabrée en quelques années. (If I hadn’t bought this house, it would have deteriorated in a few years.)
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Il était triste de voir comment l’ancien château était délabré. (He was sad to see how the old castle was falling apart.)
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Il n’y a pas de doute que si le gouvernement ne prend pas des mesures, le patrimoine culturel va se délabrer. (There is no doubt that if the government doesn’t take measures, the cultural heritage will deteriorate.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait is used to express a past hypothetical situation or action. The verb délabrer is conjugated in the third person singular form, with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the past tense, and the past participle “délabré”. In English, it is translated using the conditional perfect tense.
So, délabrer is a useful verb to describe past events or conditions that may have occurred in a different way if certain conditions were met. It is often used in formal or literary contexts, but can also be used in everyday language to describe the current state of a building or structure.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délabrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délabré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délabré. | I wish I had demolished. |
tu | eusses délabré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délabré. | I wish you had demolished. |
il | eût délabré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délabré. | I wish he had demolished. |
elle | eût délabré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délabré. | I wish she had demolished. |
on | eût délabré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délabré. | I wish one had demolished. |
nous | eussions délabré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délabré. | I wish we had demolished. |
vous | eussiez délabré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délabré. | I wish you had demolished. |
ils | eussent délabré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délabré. | I wish they had demolished. |
elles | eussent délabré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délabré. | I wish they had demolished. |
Other Conjugations for Délabrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
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Délabrer – 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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