Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Introduction to the verb défenestrer
The English translation of the French verb défenestrer is “to throw out of a window.” The infinitive form, défenestrer, is pronounced “day-fen-es-tray.”
The word défenestrer comes from the Latin prefix “de-” meaning “out” and the Latin word “fenestra” meaning “window.” It was originally used to refer to the act of throwing someone out of a window as a form of punishment or execution.
In present day French, défenestrer is used more figuratively to mean “to dismiss” or “to get rid of.” It is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of défenestrer.
Example 1: Si j’avais été le directeur, j’aurais défenestré cet employé.
Translation: If I had been the manager, I would have fired that employee.
Example 2: Nous aurions été défenestrés si nous n’avions pas démissionné.
Translation: We would have been let go if we had not resigned.
Example 3: Tu aurais défenestré toutes ces idées si tu avais été plus ouvert d’esprit.
Translation: You would have discarded all these ideas if you had been more open-minded.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of défenestrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais défenestré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais défenestré. | I would have thrown you out the window. |
tu | aurais défenestré | Tu aurais défenestré plus tôt. | You would have thrown someone out the window earlier. |
il | aurait défenestré | Il aurait défenestré le chat. | He would have thrown the cat out the window. |
elle | aurait défenestré | Elle aurait défenestré ses affaires. | She would have thrown her belongings out the window. |
on | aurait défenestré | On aurait défenestré tous les objets. | One would have thrown all the objects out the window. |
nous | aurions défenestré | Nous aurions défenestré le ballon. | We would have thrown the ball out the window. |
vous | auriez défenestré | Vous auriez défenestré le vase. | You would have thrown the vase out the window. |
ils | auraient défenestré | Ils auraient défenestré les meubles. | They would have thrown the furniture out the window. |
elles | auraient défenestré | Elles auraient défenestré leurs problèmes. | They (female) would have thrown their problems out the window. |
Other Conjugations for Défenestrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défenestrer
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Défenestrer – 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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