Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Introduction to the verb démieller
The English translation of the French verb démieller is “to untangle” or “to disentangle.”
The infinitive form of démieller is pronounced “day-mee-ay.”
The verb démieller comes from the word miel, which means “honey” in English. The prefix dé- indicates a reversal or undoing, so démieller literally means “to take the honey out” or “to untangle the honey.” This verb is most commonly used in the context of hair, referring to the act of removing tangles or knots.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, démieller is used to express a hypothetical action that would have occurred in the past. It is often used after the conjunction “si” (if) to express a condition or possibility.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais démiellé tes cheveux avant que tu partes. (If I had known, I would have untangled your hair before you left.)
- Il m’avait promis de démieller mes cheveux après la plage, mais il a oublié. (He had promised to untangle my hair after the beach, but he forgot.)
- Je regrette de ne pas avoir démiellé mes cheveux avant de sortir, maintenant ils sont tout emmêlés. (I regret not having untangled my hair before going out, now it’s all tangled.)
In everyday French, démieller is most commonly used in the present tense as a regular verb, such as “Je démielle mes cheveux” (I untangle my hair). However, in formal or literary contexts, it may also be used in other tenses, such as the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait as shown in the examples above.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démieller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démielé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démielé. | I wish I had untangled. |
tu | eusses démielé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démielé. | I wish you had untangled. |
il | eût démielé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démielé. | I wish he had untangled. |
elle | eût démielé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démielé. | I wish she had untangled. |
on | eût démielé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démielé. | I wish one had untangled. |
nous | eussions démielé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démielé. | I wish we had untangled. |
vous | eussiez démielé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démielé. | I wish you had untangled. |
ils | eussent démielé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démielé. | I wish they had untangled. |
elles | eussent démielé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démielé. | I wish they had untangled. |
Other Conjugations for Démieller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démieller
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Démieller – 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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