Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Introduction to the verb démâter
The English translation of the French verb démâter is “to demast” or “to unrig.” It is pronounced as “day-mah-tay.”
Démâter comes from the Latin word “dēmāstēr,” which means “to remove the mast.” It is most often used in nautical contexts, referring to the action of removing or unfastening the mast of a ship. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past event.
Here are three examples of démâter used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais démâté le bateau avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I had demasted the boat before the storm arrived.)
- Les marins avaient démâté le navire pour faciliter son transport sur terre. (The sailors had unrigged the ship to facilitate its transport on land.)
- Nous avions démâté le voilier afin de le nettoyer et de le réparer. (We had demasted the sailboat in order to clean and repair it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais démâté | J’avais démâté le voilier. | I had dismasted the sailboat. |
tu | tu avais démâté | Tu avais démâté le navire. | You had dismasted the ship. |
il | il avait démâté | Il avait démâté le bateau. | He had dismasted the boat. |
elle | elle avait démâté | Elle avait démâté le voilier. | She had dismasted the sailboat. |
on | on avait démâté | On avait démâté le bateau. | One had dismasted the boat. |
nous | nous avions démâté | Nous avions démâté le bateau. | We had dismasted the boat. |
vous | vous aviez démâté | Vous aviez démâté le navire. | You had dismasted the ship. |
ils | ils avaient démâté | Ils avaient démâté le voilier. | They had dismasted the sailboat. |
elles | elles avaient démâté | Elles avaient démâté le bateau. | They had dismasted the boat. |
Other Conjugations for Démâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
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Démâter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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