Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Introduction to the verb démancher
The English translation of the French verb démancher is “to unsocket” or “to unscrew.” The infinitive form of démancher is pronounced as “dey-mahn-shay.”
Démancher originated from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and the word “manche” meaning “handle” or “shaft.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used in written French to describe actions that occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of démancher in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
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Il démancha la poignée de porte.
(He unscrewed the door handle.) -
Elle démancha la tige métallique.
(She unscrewed the metal rod.) -
Les ouvriers démanchèrent les câbles électriques.
(The workers unscrewed the electrical cables.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of démancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | démanchai | Je démanchai la poignée. | I detached the handle. |
Tu | démanchas | Tu démanchas le couteau. | You detached the knife. |
Il | démancha | Il démancha la bague. | He detached the ring. |
Elle | démancha | Elle démancha le bracelet. | She detached the bracelet. |
On | démancha | On démancha le collier. | One detached the necklace. |
Nous | démanchâmes | Nous démanchâmes les boutons. | We detached the buttons. |
Vous | démanchâtes | Vous démanchâtes la prise. | You detached the plug. |
Ils | démanchèrent | Ils démanchèrent la vis. | They detached the screw. |
Elles | démanchèrent | Elles démanchèrent la poignée. | They (feminine) detached the handle. |
Other Conjugations for Démancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
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Démancher – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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