Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Introduction to the verb défringuer
The English translation of the French verb défringuer is “to disrobe” or “to undress.” It is pronounced as “day-fran-gair” in its infinitive form.
Défringuer comes from the combination of the prefix “de-” which indicates a reversal or removal, and the word “fringue” which means clothes or garments. Therefore, défringuer literally means to take off or remove clothes.
In everyday French, défringuer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or past action that did not occur. Some examples of its usage in this tense include:
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Si j’avais su que c’était une soirée déguisée, je me serais défringué avant de partir. (If I had known it was a costume party, I would have changed before leaving.)
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Nous aurions défringué plus tôt si la piscine avait été ouverte. (We would have changed earlier if the pool had been open.)
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Je me serais bien défringuée pour aller à ce concert, mais je n’avais pas le temps. (I would have dressed up to go to this concert, but I didn’t have time.)
In each of these examples, défringuer is used to describe the action of changing or undressing in a hypothetical or past situation. Its use in the Conditionnel Passé tense adds a sense of regret or a wish that the action had been possible.
Overall, défringuer is most commonly used in informal or colloquial French to describe the action of taking off clothes. Its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense is often in a conversational or storytelling context to describe a past event that did not happen.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of défringuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais défringué | Si j’avais plus de temps, je t’aurais défringué. | If I had more time, I would have dressed you up. |
tu | aurais défringué | Tu aurais défringué pour la soirée? | Would you have dressed up for the party? |
il | aurait défringué | Il aurait défringué avec style. | He would have dressed up with style. |
elle | aurait défringué | Elle aurait défringué pour le bal. | She would have dressed up for the ball. |
on | aurait défringué | On aurait défringué pour Halloween. | We would have dressed up for Halloween. |
nous | aurions défringué | Nous aurions défringué en costumes. | We would have dressed up in costumes. |
vous | auriez défringué | Vous auriez défringué tous les jours. | You would have dressed up every day. |
ils | auraient défringué | Ils auraient défringué pour le mariage. | They would have dressed up for the wedding |
elles | auraient défringué | Elles auraient défringué à chaque occasion. | They (female) would have dressed up for every occasion. |
Other Conjugations for Défringuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défringuer
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Défringuer – 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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