Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Introduction to the verb dénatter
The English translation of the French verb dénatter is “to untangle” or “to comb out”. It is pronounced as “day-nah-tay”.
The word dénatter comes from the French word “natter” which means “to plait” or “to braid”. It is derived from the Latin word “nodo” which means “to tie” or “to knot”.
In everyday French, dénatter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past. It is usually used in the past tense to indicate a hypothetical action that could have taken place but did not.
Here are three simple examples of dénatter being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais dénatté mes cheveux avant la soirée, j’aurais eu l’air plus présentable. (If I had untangled my hair before the party, I would have looked more presentable.)
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Nous aurions dénatté la pelote de laine si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have untangled the ball of yarn if we had more time.)
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Il aurait dénatté ses fils électriques avant de les brancher. (He would have untangled his electrical wires before plugging them in.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dénatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dénatté | J’aurais dénatté mes cheveux. | I would have untangled my hair. |
tu | aurais dénatté | Tu aurais dénatté leur dispute. | You would have untangled their argument. |
il | aurait dénatté | Il aurait dénatté les cordes. | He would have untangled the ropes. |
elle | aurait dénatté | Elle aurait dénatté ses idées. | She would have untangled her thoughts. |
on | aurait dénatté | On aurait dénatté l’embouteillage. | One would have untangled the traffic jam. |
nous | aurions dénatté | Nous aurions dénatté nos problèmes. | We would have untangled our problems. |
vous | auriez dénatté | Vous auriez dénatté vos cheveux. | You would have untangled your hair. |
ils | auraient dénatté | Ils auraient dénatté leur relation. | They would have untangled their relationship. |
elles | auraient dénatté | Elles auraient dénatté les fils électriques. | They (female) would have untangled the electrical wires. |
Other Conjugations for Dénatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
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Dénatter – 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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