Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Introduction to the verb désenchanter
The English translation of the French verb “désenchanter” is “to disillusion” or “to disenchant.” The infinitive form “désenchanter” is pronounced as day-zahn-shahn-tay.
The word “désenchanter” is derived from the prefix “dés-” (meaning “un-” or “dis-“) and the verb “enchanter” (meaning “to enchant”). It can be used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used primarily in written narratives. In contemporary spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used instead.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “désenchanter” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je désenchantai la réalité. (I disillusioned myself with reality.)
- Tu désenchantas sa vision utopique. (You disillusioned his/her utopian vision.)
- Il/Elle désenchanta rapidement devant les difficultés. (He/She quickly became disillusioned by the difficulties.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désenchanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désenchantai | J’ai désenchantai la princesse. | I disillusioned the princess. |
Tu | désenchantas | Tu désenchantas le roi. | You disillusioned the king. |
Il | désenchanta | Il désenchanta la fée. | He disillusioned the fairy. |
Elle | désenchanta | Elle désenchanta le prince. | She disillusioned the prince. |
On | désenchanta | On désenchanta le château. | One disillusioned the castle. |
Nous | désenchantâmes | Nous désenchantâmes le sort. | We disillusioned the spell. |
Vous | désenchantâtes | Vous désenchantâtes le magicien. | You disillusioned the magician. |
Ils | désenchantèrent | Ils désenchantèrent la sorcière. | They disillusioned the witch. |
Elles | désenchantèrent | Elles désenchantèrent le monde. | They (feminine) disillusioned the world. |
Other Conjugations for Désenchanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
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Désenchanter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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