Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Introduction to the verb débâcler
The English translation of the French verb débâcler is “to collapse” or “to crumble.” It is pronounced as “dey-bah-kley” in its infinitive form.
The word débâcler comes from the Old French word “desbacler” which means “to unblock or remove a barrier.” It is derived from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “away” and “baculum” meaning “barrier or block.” In everyday French, débâcler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, je n’aurais pas débâclé mon projet. (If I had followed your advice, I wouldn’t have collapsed my project.)
- Ils auraient débâclé l’économie du pays s’ils avaient augmenté les taxes. (They would have crumbled the country’s economy if they had raised taxes.)
- Nous n’aurions pas débâclé cette affaire si nous avions respecté les délais. (We wouldn’t have collapsed this deal if we had met the deadlines.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of débâcler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais débâclé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais débâclé. | I would have messed it up if I had known. |
tu | aurais débâclé | Tu aurais débâclé ce projet. | You would have ruined this project. |
il | aurait débâclé | Il aurait débâclé son discours. | He would have ruined his speech. |
elle | aurait débâclé | Elle aurait débâclé sa carrière. | She would have ruined her career. |
on | aurait débâclé | On aurait débâclé la situation. | One would have messed up the situation. |
nous | aurions débâclé | Nous aurions débâclé cette entreprise. | We would have messed up this company. |
vous | auriez débâclé | Vous auriez débâclé le projet. | You would have ruined the project. |
ils | auraient débâclé | Ils auraient débâclé leurs relations. | They would have ruined their relationships. |
elles | auraient débâclé | Elles auraient débâclé leur réputation. | They (female) would have ruined their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Débâcler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
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Débâcler – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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