Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Introduction to the verb désembrayer
The English translation of the French verb désembrayer is “to disengage” or “to uncouple.” It is pronounced as “dey-som-bray-ay.”
Désembrayer comes from the Old French word “essembler,” meaning “to assemble.” It is a combination of the prefix “des,” which indicates a reversal or opposite action, and the verb “embrayer,” meaning “to engage.” Therefore, désembrayer literally means “to disengage,” “to uncouple,” or “to unhook.”
In everyday French, désembrayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is typically used in formal or written language, and not often in casual conversation.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus désembrayé le train avant qu’il ne s’arrête complètement. (I had disengaged the train before it came to a complete stop.)
- Nous eûmes désembrayé la remorque avant de traverser le pont. (We had uncoupled the trailer before crossing the bridge.)
- Les mécaniciens avaient désembrayé les wagons pour réparer les freins défectueux. (The mechanics had uncoupled the train cars to repair the faulty brakes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désembrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désembrayé | I had disengaged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désembrayé | You had disengaged |
il | il eût | Il eût désembrayé | He had disengaged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désembrayé | She had disengaged |
on | on eût | On eût désembrayé | One had disengaged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désembrayé | We had disengaged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désembrayé | You had disengaged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désembrayé | They had disengaged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désembrayé | They had disengaged |
Other Conjugations for Désembrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembrayer
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Désembrayer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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