Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Introduction to the verb dévitaliser
The English translation of the French verb dévitaliser is “to devitalize.” It is pronounced as “day-vee-tah-lee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Dévitaliser is composed of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “un-” or “de-“, and the root word “vitaliser” which comes from the Latin word “vitalis” meaning “vital” or “essential.” It literally means “to take the vitality away” or “to make something less essential.”
In everyday French, dévitaliser is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of dévitaliser in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais pris soin de moi, je n’aurais pas été dévitalisée par cette maladie.
(If I had taken care of myself, I wouldn’t have been devitalized by this illness.) -
Nous aurions dû éviter cette usine, elle a dévitalisé toute la région.
(We should have avoided this factory, it has devitalized the whole region.) -
Si tu avais mangé plus de légumes, tu n’aurais pas été dévitalisé par cette carence en vitamines.
(If you had eaten more vegetables, you wouldn’t have been devitalized by this vitamin deficiency.)
Overall, dévitaliser is a strong verb that is often used in a medical context to describe the weakening or loss of vitality in something or someone. Its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense allows for hypothetical or regretful statements about the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dévitaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dévitalisé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dévitalisé. | I would have devitalized you. |
tu | aurais dévitalisé | Tu aurais dévitalisé plus tôt. | You would have devitalized earlier. |
il | aurait dévitalisé | Il aurait dévitalisé une dent. | He would have devitalized a tooth. |
elle | aurait dévitalisé | Elle aurait dévitalisé la branche. | She would have devitalized the branch. |
on | aurait dévitalisé | On aurait dévitalisé les arbres. | One would have devitalized the trees. |
nous | aurions dévitalisé | Nous aurions dévitalisé toutes les dents. | We would have devitalized all the teeth. |
vous | auriez dévitalisé | Vous auriez dévitalisé le canal. | You would have devitalized the canal. |
ils | auraient dévitalisé | Ils auraient dévitalisé la plante. | They would have devitalized the plant. |
elles | auraient dévitalisé | Elles auraient dévitalisé les racines. | They (female) would have devitalized the roots. |
Other Conjugations for Dévitaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévitaliser
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Dévitaliser – 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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