Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Introduction to the verb désénerver
The English translation of the French verb désénerver is “to calm down” or “to relax”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-sey-nair-vair”.
The word désénerver comes from the combination of the prefix dés- and the verb énerver, which means “to irritate” or “to annoy”. The prefix dés- has a negating effect, so désénerver can be understood as “to un-irritate” or “to un-annoy”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si tu avais désénervé ton ami hier, il ne serait pas parti en colère. (If you had calmed down your friend yesterday, he wouldn’t have left angry.)
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J’aurais désénervé la situation si j’avais su quoi dire. (I would have relaxed the situation if I had known what to say.)
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Nous serions plus détendus si vous nous aviez désénervés avant le rendez-vous. (We would be more relaxed if you had calmed us down before the appointment.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désénerver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désénervé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais désénervé. | I would have calmed you down. |
tu | aurais désénervé | Tu aurais désénervé plus tôt. | You would have calmed down earlier. |
il | aurait désénervé | Il aurait désénervé la situation. | He would have calmed the situation. |
elle | aurait désénervé | Elle aurait désénervé tout le monde. | She would have calmed everyone down. |
on | aurait désénervé | On aurait désénervé en quelques minutes. | One would have calmed down in a few minutes. |
nous | aurions désénervé | Nous aurions désénervé la foule. | We would have calmed down the crowd. |
vous | auriez désénervé | Vous auriez désénervé immédiatement. | You would have calmed down immediately. |
ils | auraient désénervé | Ils auraient désénervé le chien. | They would have calmed down the dog. |
elles | auraient désénervé | Elles auraient désénervé les enfants. | They (female) would have calmed down the children. |
Other Conjugations for Désénerver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désénerver
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Désénerver – 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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