Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Introduction to the verb démanteler
The English translation of the French verb démanteler is “to dismantle.” It is pronounced as “day-mawn-tuh-lay” in its infinitive form.
Démanteler comes from the Old French word “dementeler,” which means “to take off the mantle,” referring to the act of removing a coat or covering. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of taking something apart or breaking it down.
In everyday French, démanteler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of démanteler.
Here are three examples of démanteler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il fallait que j’aie démantelé tous les équipements avant de déménager. (I had to dismantle all the equipment before moving.)
- Je doutais qu’elle fût capable de démanteler l’entreprise avec succès. (I doubted that she was capable of dismantling the business successfully.)
- Il était regrettable que vous n’eussiez pas démantelé cette arme avant qu’elle ne tombe entre de mauvaises mains. (It was regrettable that you had not dismantled this weapon before it fell into the wrong hands.)
In each of these examples, the action of démanteler took place before the other past actions (déménager, douter, tomber). The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express this sequence of events in a hypothetical or unreal way.
English translations for these examples would be:
- I had to dismantle all the equipment before moving.
- I doubted that she was capable of dismantling the business successfully.
- It was regrettable that you had not dismantled this weapon before it fell into the wrong hands.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démanteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démantelé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démantelé. | I wish I had dismantled. |
tu | eusses démantelé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démantelé. | I wish you had dismantled. |
il | eût démantelé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démantelé. | I wish he had dismantled. |
elle | eût démantelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démantelé. | I wish she had dismantled. |
on | eût démantelé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démantelé. | I wish one had dismantled. |
nous | eussions démantelé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démantelé. | I wish we had dismantled. |
vous | eussiez démantelé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démantelé. | I wish you had dismantled. |
ils | eussent démantelé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démantelé. | I wish they had dismantled. |
elles | eussent démantelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démantelé. | I wish they had dismantled. |
Other Conjugations for Démanteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
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Démanteler – 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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