Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Introduction to the verb désempeser
The English translation of désempeser is “to unbalance” or “to unsettle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zem-puh-zay.”
Désempeser is derived from the prefix “dé-” which means “un-” or “to undo” and the word “sempe,” which comes from the Latin word “symptus” meaning “a loss of weight.” It is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense in everyday French to express a past unreal conditional situation or to express regret or reproach.
Examples of désempeser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with English translations:
- Je regrette que tu aies désempesé notre amitié. (I regret that you unsettled our friendship.)
- Il aurait mieux valu que vous n’ayez pas désempesé leur confiance. (It would have been better if you had not unbalanced their trust.)
- Nous aurions été plus forts si nous n’avions pas désempesé notre équipe de cette manière. (We would have been stronger if we had not unsettled our team in this way.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désempeser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désémpesé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désémpesé. | I wish I had unfastened. |
tu | eusses désémpesé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désémpesé. | I wish you had unfastened. |
il | eût désémpesé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désémpesé. | I wish he had unfastened. |
elle | eût désémpesé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désémpesé. | I wish she had unfastened. |
on | eût désémpesé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désémpesé. | I wish one had unfastened. |
nous | eussions désémpesé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désémpesé. | I wish we had unfastened. |
vous | eussiez désémpesé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désémpesé. | I wish you had unfastened. |
ils | eussent désémpesé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désémpesé. | I wish they had unfastened. |
elles | eussent désémpesé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désémpesé. | I wish they had unfastened. |
Other Conjugations for Désempeser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désempeser
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Désempeser – 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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