Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Introduction to the verb désavouer
The English translation of the French verb désavouer is “to disavow” or “to disown.” It is pronounced “day-zah-voo-ay.”
The word désavouer comes from the Old French word “desavouer,” which is derived from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “apart” and the verb “avouer” meaning “to confess.” In everyday French, désavouer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, j’aurais désavoué mon frère. (If I had known, I would have disowned my brother.)
Example 2: Elle aurait désavoué ses anciens amis si elle avait découvert leur trahison. (She would have disavowed her former friends if she had discovered their betrayal.)
Example 3: Nous aurions désavoué notre faute si nous avions été démasqués. (We would have disavowed our mistake if we had been caught.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désavouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désavoué | J’aurais désavoué mes actions. | I would have disowned my actions. |
tu | aurais désavoué | Tu aurais désavoué ton amie. | You would have disavowed your friend. |
il | aurait désavoué | Il aurait désavoué sa parole. | He would have disavowed his word. |
elle | aurait désavoué | Elle aurait désavoué ses responsabilités. | She would have disavowed her responsibilities. |
on | aurait désavoué | On aurait désavoué nos choix. | One would have disavowed our choices. |
nous | aurions désavoué | Nous aurions désavoué le groupe. | We would have disavowed the group. |
vous | auriez désavoué | Vous auriez désavoué cette décision. | You would have disavowed this decision. |
ils | auraient désavoué | Ils auraient désavoué leurs actions. | They would have disavowed their actions. |
elles | auraient désavoué | Elles auraient désavoué leurs parents. | They (female) would have disavowed their parents. |
Other Conjugations for Désavouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
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Désavouer – 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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