Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Introduction to the verb démerger
The English translation of the French verb démerger is “to demerge” or “to separate”. It is pronounced as “day-mair-zhay” in its infinitive form.
Démerger comes from the French prefix “dé-“, which indicates a reversal or undoing, and the verb “merger”, meaning “to merge”. It is most often used in business and financial contexts to refer to the process of separating a company, organization, or financial entity into smaller parts.
In everyday French, démerger is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais déjà démergé les deux départements avant que le nouveau PDG n’arrive. (I had already demerged the two departments before the new CEO arrived.)
- Tu avais démergé nos comptes bancaires pour éviter tout conflit d’intérêts. (You had separated our bank accounts to avoid any conflict of interest.)
- Ils avaient démergé leur entreprise en deux filiales distinctes pour mieux gérer leur activité. (They had demerged their company into two separate subsidiaries to better manage their business.)
These examples show how démerger is commonly used in business and financial contexts to talk about past actions that were completed before another event or action.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démerger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais démérgé | J’avais démérgé l’entreprise. | I had demerged the company. |
tu | tu avais démérgé | Tu avais démérgé le projet. | You had demerged the project. |
il | il avait démérgé | Il avait démérgé la filiale. | He had demerged the subsidiary. |
elle | elle avait démérgé | Elle avait démérgé la division. | She had demerged the division. |
on | on avait démérgé | On avait démérgé le département. | One had demerged the department. |
nous | nous avions démérgé | Nous avions démérgé les activités. | We had demerged the operations. |
vous | vous aviez démérgé | Vous aviez démérgé le groupe. | You had demerged the group. |
ils | ils avaient démérgé | Ils avaient démérgé l’organisation. | They had demerged the organization. |
elles | elles avaient démérgé | Elles avaient démérgé la société. | They had demerged the company. |
Other Conjugations for Démerger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerger
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Démerger – 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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