Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Introduction to the verb détricoter
The English translation of the French verb détricoter is “to unravel” or “to unpick.” It is pronounced as “day-tree-koh-tee.”
Détricoter is derived from the verb “tricoter” which means “to knit” and the prefix “dé-” which indicates a reversal or undoing. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of détricoter in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
1) Si j’avais su, j’aurais détricoté mon pull avant qu’il ne rétrécisse.
Translation: If I had known, I would have unraveled my sweater before it shrank.
2) Il aurait mieux valu détricoter le projet avant de le présenter au comité.
Translation: It would have been better to unpick the project before presenting it to the committee.
3) Vous auriez détricoté votre histoire si vous aviez su la vérité.
Translation: You would have unraveled your story if you had known the truth.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détricoté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais détricoté ce pull. | If I had known, I would have unravelled this sweater. |
tu | aurais détricoté | Tu aurais détricoté tes chaussettes. | You would have unravelled your socks. |
il | aurait détricoté | Il aurait détricoté son écharpe. | He would have unravelled his scarf. |
elle | aurait détricoté | Elle aurait détricoté sa robe. | She would have unravelled her dress. |
on | aurait détricoté | On aurait détricoté les mailles. | One would have unravelled the stitches. |
nous | aurions détricoté | Nous aurions détricoté en équipe. | We would have unravelled as a team. |
vous | auriez détricoté | Vous auriez détricoté le fil. | You would have unravelled the yarn. |
ils | auraient détricoté | Ils auraient détricoté les coutures. | They would have unravelled the seams. |
elles | auraient détricoté | Elles auraient détricoté leurs pulls. | They (female) would have unravelled their sweaters. |
Other Conjugations for Détricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
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Détricoter – 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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