Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Introduction to the verb dessaouler
The English translation of the French verb dessaouler is “to sober up.” It is pronounced “deh-soh-lay.”
The word dessaouler is derived from the French prefix “des-” meaning “to undo” or “to reverse” and the noun “saouler” meaning “to get drunk.” Therefore, dessaouler literally means “to undo drunkenness.”
In everyday French, dessaouler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action of sobering up. It is commonly used in situations where someone has had too much alcohol and is now becoming more sober.
Here are three examples of dessaouler in the Passé Composé tense:
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Hier soir, j’ai dû dessaouler avant de rentrer chez moi. (Last night, I had to sober up before going home.)
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Elle a pris une tasse de café pour se dessaouler un peu après la fête. (She had a cup of coffee to sober up a bit after the party.)
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Nous avons eu une longue discussion pour l’aider à dessaouler après sa soirée arrosée. (We had a long discussion to help her sober up after her wild night out.)
English translations:
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Last night, I had to sober up before going home.
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She had a cup of coffee to sober up a bit after the party.
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We had a long discussion to help her sober up after her wild night out.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dessaouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai désaoulé | J’ai désaoulé après une nuit de fête. | I sobered up after a night of partying. |
tu | as désaoulé | Tu as désaoulé rapidement. | You sobered up quickly. |
il | a désaoulé | Il a désaoulé grâce à un café. | He sobered up thanks to a coffee. |
elle | a désaoulé | Elle a désaoulé en buvant de l’eau. | She sobered up by drinking water. |
on | a désaoulé | On a désaoulé ensemble. | We sobered up together. |
nous | avons désaoulé | Nous avons désaoulé avec de la nourriture. | We sobered up with food. |
vous | avez désaoulé | Vous avez désaoulé avant de conduire. | You sobered up before driving. |
ils | ont désaoulé | Ils ont désaoulé en discutant. | They sobered up by talking. |
elles | ont désaoulé | Elles ont désaoulé en dansant. | They sobered up by dancing. |
Other Conjugations for Dessaouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
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Dessaouler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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