Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Introduction to the verb désaccorder
The English translation of the French verb “désaccorder” is “to untune” or “to detune.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “désaccorder” is “day-za-kor-day.”
In terms of language origin, “désaccorder” is derived from the prefix “dés-” meaning “to undo” or “to reverse,” and the verb “accorder” meaning “to tune” or “to harmonize.” It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of detuning or causing something to lose its tuning.
In the passé simple (simple past) tense, the verb “désaccorder” is not frequently used in everyday French. However, here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense along with their English translations:
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Il désaccorda sa guitare avant de monter sur scène.
(He detuned his guitar before going on stage.) -
Les vents violents désaccordèrent tous les instruments à vent de l’orchestre.
(The strong winds detuned all the wind instruments in the orchestra.) -
Nous désaccordâmes les cordes du piano pour créer un son dissonant.
(We detuned the piano strings to create a dissonant sound.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désaccorder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désaccordai | J’ai désaccordai avec toi. | I disagreed with you. |
Tu | désaccordas | Tu désaccordas avec lui. | You disagreed with him. |
Il | désaccorda | Il désaccorda avec elle. | He disagreed with her. |
Elle | désaccorda | Elle désaccorda avec lui. | She disagreed with him. |
On | désaccorda | On désaccorda avec eux. | One disagreed with them. |
Nous | désaccordâmes | Nous désaccordâmes avec vous. | We disagreed with you (plural). |
Vous | désaccordâtes | Vous désaccordâtes avec eux. | You disagreed with them. |
Ils | désaccordèrent | Ils désaccordèrent avec elles. | They disagreed with them (feminine). |
Elles | désaccordèrent | Elles désaccordèrent avec eux. | They disagreed with them. |
Other Conjugations for Désaccorder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccorder
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Désaccorder – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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