Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Introduction to the verb délover
The English translation of the French verb délover is “to untangle” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-lo-vay” in its infinitive form.
Délover comes from the Old French word “desloer,” which means “to undo” or “to untie.” It is a combination of the prefix “de-” which indicates reversal or undoing, and the word “loer” which means “to tie” or “to fasten.”
In everyday French, délover is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of délover used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’espérais que tu déloves les fils avant que le tissu ne se déchire. (I was hoping that you had untangled the threads before the fabric ripped.)
- Elle craignait que sa mère ne délove les nœuds dans ses cheveux. (She was afraid that her mother would untangle the knots in her hair.)
- Nous étions heureux que vous ayez réussi à délover le problème avant qu’il ne devienne trop compliqué. (We were happy that you had managed to untangle the problem before it became too complicated.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délover
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délové | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délové. | I wish I had unwrapped. |
tu | eusses délové | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délové. | I wish you had unwrapped. |
il | eût délové | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délové. | I wish he had unwrapped. |
elle | eût délové | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délové. | I wish she had unwrapped. |
on | eût délové | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délové. | I wish one had unwrapped. |
nous | eussions délové | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délové. | I wish we had unwrapped. |
vous | eussiez délové | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délové. | I wish you had unwrapped. |
ils | eussent délové | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délové. | I wish they had unwrapped. |
elles | eussent délové | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délové. | I wish they had unwrapped. |
Other Conjugations for Délover.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
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Délover – 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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