Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Introduction to the verb dépatrier
The English translation of the French verb dépatrier is “to expatriate” or “to expel from one’s native country.” It is pronounced as [dey-pa-tree-ey] in its infinitive form.
The word dépatrier comes from the French prefix “dé,” meaning “to remove” or “away from,” and the noun “patrie,” meaning “homeland” or “native country.” Therefore, the literal meaning of dépatrier is “to remove from one’s homeland.”
In everyday French, dépatrier is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the conditional tense followed by the past participle of dépatrier (dépatrié).
Here are three simple examples of how dépatrier is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense in everyday French, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais été dépatrié, je n’aurais jamais pu retourner dans mon pays natal. (If I had been expatriated, I would never have been able to return to my home country.)
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Nous aurions été dépatriés si notre demande de citoyenneté avait été rejetée. (We would have been expatriated if our citizenship application had been rejected.)
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Elle aurait été dépatriée si elle n’avait pas obtenu son visa à temps. (She would have been expatriated if she hadn’t obtained her visa on time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dépatrier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dépatrié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dépatrié. | I would have expatriated you. |
tu | aurais dépatrié | Tu aurais dépatrié plus tôt. | You would have expatriated earlier. |
il | aurait dépatrié | Il aurait dépatrié sa famille. | He would have expatriated his family. |
elle | aurait dépatrié | Elle aurait dépatrié ses biens. | She would have expatriated her belongings. |
on | aurait dépatrié | On aurait dépatrié notre entreprise. | One would have expatriated our company. |
nous | aurions dépatrié | Nous aurions dépatrié en France. | We would have expatriated to France. |
vous | auriez dépatrié | Vous auriez dépatrié avec eux. | You would have expatriated with them. |
ils | auraient dépatrié | Ils auraient dépatrié leur argent. | They would have expatriated their money. |
elles | auraient dépatrié | Elles auraient dépatrié leur famille. | They (female) would have expatriated their family. |
Other Conjugations for Dépatrier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatrier
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Dépatrier – 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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