Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Introduction to the verb décoincer
The English translation of the French verb décoincer is “to unblock” or “to loosen up”. It is pronounced as “de-kwan-say”.
Décoincer comes from the prefix “dé-“, meaning “un-” or “to remove”, and the verb “coincer”, meaning “to block” or “to jam”. It is a relatively common verb in everyday French and is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Some examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, j’aurais réussi à décoincer la porte. (If I had followed your advice, I would have managed to unblock the door.)
- Nous aurions pu décoincer la situation si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We could have loosened up the situation if we had had more time.)
- Il aurait fallu décoincer le bouchon avant de verser le vin. (We should have loosened up the cork before pouring the wine.)
In these examples, décoincer is used to describe a past action that did not happen, but could have had a different outcome if it had been done. It is often used in everyday French to express regret, missed opportunities, or potential solutions to problems.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décoincer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décoincé | Si j’avais le temps, je t’aurais décoincé. | If I had time, I would have loosened you up. |
tu | aurais décoincé | Tu aurais décoincé la porte plus tôt. | You would have unstuck the door sooner. |
il | aurait décoincé | Il aurait décoincé le bouchon. | He would have unclogged the drain. |
elle | aurait décoincé | Elle aurait décoincé la fenêtre. | She would have unstuck the window. |
on | aurait décoincé | On aurait décoincé le mécanisme. | One would have loosened the mechanism. |
nous | aurions décoincé | Nous aurions décoincé la situation. | We would have resolved the situation. |
vous | auriez décoincé | Vous auriez décoincé le code. | You would have cracked the code. |
ils | auraient décoincé | Ils auraient décoincé le verrou. | They would have unlocked the lock. |
elles | auraient décoincé | Elles auraient décoincé le problème. | They (female) would have solved the problem. |
Other Conjugations for Décoincer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoincer
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Décoincer – 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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