Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Introduction to the verb déposséder
The English translation of the French verb déposséder is “to dispossess” or “to deprive.” It is pronounced as “day-poh-seh-day.”
The language origin of déposséder can be traced back to the Latin word “possidere,” meaning “to possess.” In French, the prefix “de-” adds a sense of negation or removal, giving déposséder the meaning of taking away or stripping of possessions.
In everyday French, déposséder is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that could have happened in the past, but did not. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of déposséder.
3 examples of déposséder in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, je t’aurais dépossédé de ta richesse. (If I had won the lottery, I would have dispossessed you of your wealth.)
- Elle aurait été dépossédée de sa maison si elle n’avait pas payé ses dettes. (She would have been deprived of her house if she had not paid her debts.)
- Nous nous serions dépossédés de nos droits si nous avions accepté leur offre. (We would have given up our rights if we had accepted their offer.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déposséder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dépossédé | Si j’avais été plus rapide, je t’aurais dépossédé. | I would have dispossessed you if I had been faster. |
tu | aurais dépossédé | Tu aurais dépossédé ta soeur de ses biens. | You would have dispossessed your sister of her possessions. |
il | aurait dépossédé | Il aurait dépossédé son rival de sa position. | He would have dispossessed his rival of his position. |
elle | aurait dépossédé | Elle aurait dépossédé son mari de ses droits. | She would have dispossessed her husband of his rights. |
on | aurait dépossédé | On aurait dépossédé les locataires de leur appartement. | One would have dispossessed the tenants of their apartment. |
nous | aurions dépossédé | Nous aurions dépossédé les propriétaires de leur terrain. | We would have dispossessed the owners of their land. |
vous | auriez dépossédé | Vous auriez dépossédé vos ennemis de leur pouvoir. | You would have dispossessed your enemies of their power. |
ils | auraient dépossédé | Ils auraient dépossédé le peuple de ses droits. | They would have dispossessed the people of their rights. |
elles | auraient dépossédé | Elles auraient dépossédé leur père de son héritage. | They (female) would have dispossessed their father of his inheritance. |
Other Conjugations for Déposséder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déposséder
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Déposséder – 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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