Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Introduction to the verb diffamer
The English translation of the French verb diffamer is “to defame” or “to slander.” It is pronounced “dee-fah-may.”
Diffamer comes from the Latin word “diffamare,” meaning “to spread harmful rumors.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a possibility or hypothetical action that would have occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Si j’avais diffamé mon voisin, il m’aurait poursuivi en justice.
Translation: If I had defamed my neighbor, he would have sued me. -
Tu m’aurais diffamé si je ne t’avais pas empêché de parler.
Translation: You would have slandered me if I hadn’t stopped you from speaking. -
Elle aurait été diffamée par ses collègues si elle n’avait pas quitté l’entreprise.
Translation: She would have been defamed by her colleagues if she hadn’t left the company.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of diffamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais diffamé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais diffamé. | I would have defamed you. |
tu | aurais diffamé | Tu aurais diffamé plus tôt. | You would have defamed earlier. |
il | aurait diffamé | Il aurait diffamé le journaliste. | He would have defamed the journalist. |
elle | aurait diffamé | Elle aurait diffamé ses collègues. | She would have defamed her colleagues. |
on | aurait diffamé | On aurait diffamé la réputation du village. | One would have defamed the reputation of the village. |
nous | aurions diffamé | Nous aurions diffamé les politiciens. | We would have defamed the politicians. |
vous | auriez diffamé | Vous auriez diffamé votre concurrent. | You would have defamed your competitor. |
ils | auraient diffamé | Ils auraient diffamé leur voisin. | They would have defamed their neighbor. |
elles | auraient diffamé | Elles auraient diffamé leur camarade. | They (female) would have defamed their colleague. |
Other Conjugations for Diffamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
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Diffamer – 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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