Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Introduction to the verb désenchanter
The English translation of désenchanter is “to disillusion” or “to disenchant.” It is pronounced “dey-zahn-shahn-tey.”
The word désenchanter comes from the French prefix dés- meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb enchanter meaning “to enchant.” Its use in everyday French is most often in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of désenchanter used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais su la vérité, j’aurais été désenchanté. (If I had known the truth, I would have been disillusioned.)
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Nous aurions été désenchantés si nous avions découvert le mensonge plus tôt. (We would have been disillusioned if we had discovered the lie earlier.)
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Elle aurait été désenchantée si elle avait réalisé qu’il ne l’aimait pas. (She would have been disillusioned if she had realized he didn’t love her.)
Translation:
- If I had known the truth, I would have been disillusioned.
- We would have been disillusioned if we had discovered the lie earlier.
- She would have been disillusioned if she had realized he didn’t love her.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désenchanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désenchanté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais désenchanté. | I would have disillusioned you. |
tu | aurais désenchanté | Tu aurais désenchanté plus tôt. | You would have disillusioned earlier. |
il | aurait désenchanté | Il aurait désenchanté le public. | He would have disillusioned the audience. |
elle | aurait désenchanté | Elle aurait désenchanté ses fans. | She would have disillusioned her fans. |
on | aurait désenchanté | On aurait désenchanté le monde. | One would have disillusioned the world. |
nous | aurions désenchanté | Nous aurions désenchanté la foule. | We would have disillusioned the crowd. |
vous | auriez désenchanté | Vous auriez désenchanté vos amis. | You would have disillusioned your friends. |
ils | auraient désenchanté | Ils auraient désenchanté leurs ennemis. | They would have disillusioned their enemies. |
elles | auraient désenchanté | Elles auraient désenchanté leurs rêves. | They (female) would have disillusioned their dreams. |
Other Conjugations for Désenchanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
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Désenchanter – 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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