Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Introduction to the verb décoiffer
The English translation of the French verb décoiffer is “to uncoil,” “to mess up,” or “to dishevel.” It is pronounced as “day-kwah-fyay.”
The language origin of décoiffer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and the verb “coiffer” meaning “to do one’s hair.” Therefore, décoiffer literally means “to undo one’s hair.”
In everyday French, décoiffer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or past action that did not happen. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of décoiffer (décoiffé).
Three simple examples of décoiffer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais décoiffé mes cheveux, je les aurais remis en place. (If I had messed up my hair, I would have fixed it.)
- Tu aurais pu décoiffer ta sœur avec cette blague. (You could have disheveled your sister with that joke.)
- Nous aurions dû décoiffer les lits avant de partir. (We should have uncoiled the beds before leaving.)
English translations:
- If I had messed up my hair, I would have fixed it.
- You could have disheveled your sister with that joke.
- We should have uncoiled the beds before leaving.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décoiffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décoiffé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décoiffé. | I would have disheveled your hair. |
tu | aurais décoiffé | Tu aurais décoiffé plus tôt. | You would have messed up your hair earlier. |
il | aurait décoiffé | Il aurait décoiffé sa sœur. | He would have messed up his sister’s hair. |
elle | aurait décoiffé | Elle aurait décoiffé son chapeau. | She would have disheveled her hat. |
on | aurait décoiffé | On aurait décoiffé tous les invités. | One would have messed up all the guests’ hair. |
nous | aurions décoiffé | Nous aurions décoiffé nos cheveux. | We would have messed up our hair. |
vous | auriez décoiffé | Vous auriez décoiffé vos amis. | You would have messed up your friends’ hair. |
ils | auraient décoiffé | Ils auraient décoiffé leurs enfants. | They would have messed up their children’s hair. |
elles | auraient décoiffé | Elles auraient décoiffé leurs coiffures. | They (female) would have messed up their hairstyles. |
Other Conjugations for Décoiffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoiffer
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Décoiffer – 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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