Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Introduction to the verb dégîter
The English translation of the French verb dégîter is “to take shelter”. It is pronounced as “day-zhee-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word dégîter comes from the Latin word “disgignere” meaning “to defend”, and it entered the French language in the 12th century. In everyday French, dégîter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of dégîter, which is “dégîté”.
Here are three examples of dégîter in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su que la tempête allait arriver, j’aurais dégîté dans une grotte. (If I had known the storm was coming, I would have taken shelter in a cave.)
- Nous aurions dégîté sous le porche de l’église s’il n’y avait pas eu de refuge à proximité. (We would have taken shelter under the church porch if there hadn’t been a refuge nearby.)
- Tu aurais dû dégîter plus tôt, maintenant on est trempés. (You should have taken shelter earlier, now we are soaked.)
In these examples, dégîter is used to describe actions that were not actually carried out in the past, but could have been if certain conditions were met. It is a useful verb in the Conditionnel Passé tense for expressing hypothetical situations and regrets about past events.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dégîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dégîté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dégîté. | I would have gnawed on you. |
tu | aurais dégîté | Tu aurais dégîté plus tôt. | You would have gnawed earlier. |
il | aurait dégîté | Il aurait dégîté l’os. | He would have gnawed on the bone. |
elle | aurait dégîté | Elle aurait dégîté le morceau de fromage. | She would have gnawed on the piece of cheese. |
on | aurait dégîté | On aurait dégîté ensemble. | One would have gnawed together. |
nous | aurions dégîté | Nous aurions dégîté en silence. | We would have gnawed in silence. |
vous | auriez dégîté | Vous auriez dégîté avec eux. | You would have gnawed with them. |
ils | auraient dégîté | Ils auraient dégîté la viande. | They would have gnawed on the meat. |
elles | auraient dégîté | Elles auraient dégîté les os. | They (female) would have gnawed on the bones. |
Other Conjugations for Dégîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégîter
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Dégîter – 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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