Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Introduction to the verb désensibiliser
The English translation of the French verb désensibiliser is “to desensitize.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-see-bee-lee-zay.”
The word désensibiliser comes from the prefix “dé,” meaning “un-” or “de-“, and the verb sensibiliser, meaning “to sensitize.” It is derived from the Latin word sensibilis, meaning “sensitive.” Désensibiliser is most often used to describe the process of reducing one’s sensitivity to something, whether it be a physical or emotional reaction.
In daily French conversations, désensibiliser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to talk about hypothetical or imagined actions in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais pu, je t’aurais désensibilisé à la douleur. (If I could have, I would have desensitized you to pain.)
- Il aurait mieux valu désensibiliser les enfants à la violence à la télévision. (It would have been better to desensitize children to violence on television.)
- Vous auriez dû désensibiliser votre chien aux bruits de la ville. (You should have desensitized your dog to the sounds of the city.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désensibiliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désensibilisé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais désensibilisé. | I would have desensitized you. |
tu | aurais désensibilisé | Tu aurais désensibilisé plus tôt. | You would have desensitized earlier. |
il | aurait désensibilisé | Il aurait désensibilisé la population. | He would have desensitized the population. |
elle | aurait désensibilisé | Elle aurait désensibilisé sa peau. | She would have desensitized her skin. |
on | aurait désensibilisé | On aurait désensibilisé tout le monde. | One would have desensitized everyone. |
nous | aurions désensibilisé | Nous aurions désensibilisé notre esprit. | We would have desensitized our minds. |
vous | auriez désensibilisé | Vous auriez désensibilisé votre enfant. | You would have desensitized your child. |
ils | auraient désensibilisé | Ils auraient désensibilisé leurs patients. | They would have desensitized their patients. |
elles | auraient désensibilisé | Elles auraient désensibilisé leur peau. | They (female) would have desensitized their skin. |
Other Conjugations for Désensibiliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
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Désensibiliser – 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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