Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Introduction to the verb dépeigner
The English translation of the French verb dépeigner is “to untangle” or “to dishevel”. It is pronounced as “day-peh-nyay”.
Dépeigner comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the verb “peigner” meaning “to comb”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of untangling or combing through hair, but it can also be used in a figurative sense to describe untangling a situation or problem.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dépeigner is used to express actions or events that were already completed in the past and that may or may not have had an impact on a later action in the past. It is conjugated as follows:
- J’eusse dépeigné (I had untangled)
- Tu eusses dépeigné (You had untangled)
- Il/Elle eût dépeigné (He/She had untangled)
- Nous eussions dépeigné (We had untangled)
- Vous eussiez dépeigné (You had untangled)
- Ils/Elles eussent dépeigné (They had untangled)
Example sentences in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with dépeigner:
1) J’eusse dépeigné mes cheveux avant la réunion. (I had untangled my hair before the meeting.)
2) Si tu eusses dépeigné les problèmes avant, nous n’aurions pas eu autant de difficultés. (If you had untangled the problems before, we wouldn’t have had so many difficulties.)
3) Il se serait enfui s’il eût dépeigné les menaces de son patron. (He would have fled if he had untangled the threats from his boss.)
English translations:
1) I had untangled my hair before the meeting.
2) If you had untangled the problems before, we wouldn’t have had so many difficulties.
3) He would have fled if he had untangled the threats from his boss.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépeigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse dépeigné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépeigné. | I wish I had combed out. |
tu | eusses dépeigné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépeigné. | I wish you had combed out. |
il | eût dépeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépeigné. | I wish he had combed out. |
elle | eût dépeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépeigné. | I wish she had combed out. |
on | eût dépeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépeigné. | I wish one had combed out. |
nous | eussions dépeigné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépeigné. | I wish we had combed out. |
vous | eussiez dépeigné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépeigné. | I wish you had combed out. |
ils | eussent dépeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépeigné. | I wish they had combed out. |
elles | eussent dépeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépeigné. | I wish they had combed out. |
Other Conjugations for Dépeigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeigner
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the dépeigner Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Dépeigner – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb dépeigner. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!