Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Introduction to the verb débrayer
The English translation of the French verb débrayer is “to disengage” or “to release”. It is pronounced as “de-bray-ay”.
The language origin of débrayer comes from the prefix “dé-“, meaning “un-” or “de-“, and the verb “brayer”, which comes from the Latin word “braiare” meaning “to flare”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of débrayer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais débrayé le système avant qu’il ne tombe en panne. (If I had known, I would have disengaged the system before it broke down.)
- Il aurait débrayé le frein à main s’il avait vu que la voiture roulait vers la falaise. (He would have released the handbrake if he had seen that the car was rolling towards the cliff.)
- Nous serions arrivés à l’heure si le train n’avait pas débrayé en cours de route. (We would have arrived on time if the train had not disengaged on the way.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of débrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais débrayé | J’aurais débrayé plus tôt. | I would have unhooked earlier. |
tu | aurais débrayé | Tu aurais débrayé la voiture. | You would have unhooked the car. |
il | aurait débrayé | Il aurait débrayé le système. | He would have disengaged the system. |
elle | aurait débrayé | Elle aurait débrayé le levier. | She would have disengaged the lever. |
on | aurait débrayé | On aurait débrayé en cas d’urgence. | One would have disengaged in case of emergency. |
nous | aurions débrayé | Nous aurions débrayé en silence. | We would have unhooked in silence. |
vous | auriez débrayé | Vous auriez débrayé à temps. | You would have unhooked on time. |
ils | auraient débrayé | Ils auraient débrayé ensemble. | They would have unhooked together. |
elles | auraient débrayé | Elles auraient débrayé le frein. | They (female) would have unhooked the brake. |
Other Conjugations for Débrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
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Débrayer – 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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