Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Introduction to the verb désentortiller
The English translation of désentortiller is “to untangle” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-tor-tee-yay.”
The verb désentortiller comes from the French words “dés” meaning “un-” and “entortiller” meaning “to twist.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of untangling or unraveling something that is twisted or tangled.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, désentortiller means “untangled” or “unraveled.” Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Elle avait désentortillé ses cheveux avant d’aller à la fête. (She had untangled her hair before going to the party.)
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Nous avions désentortillé les fils électriques ensemble. (We had unraveled the electrical wires together.)
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J’avais désentortillé les mots compliqués pour qu’elle puisse les comprendre. (I had untangled the complicated words so she could understand them.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désentortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désentortillé | I had untwisted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désentortillé | You had untwisted |
il | il eût | Il eût désentortillé | He had untwisted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désentortillé | She had untwisted |
on | on eût | On eût désentortillé | One had untwisted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désentortillé | We had untwisted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désentortillé | You had untwisted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désentortillé | They had untwisted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désentortillé | They had untwisted |
Other Conjugations for Désentortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désentortiller
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Désentortiller – 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)
Summary
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