Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Introduction to the verb dépatouiller
The English translation of the French verb dépatouiller is “to untangle” or “to disentangle”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-pah-too-yay”.
Dépatouiller comes from the root word “patouiller”, which means “to make a mess” or “to get tangled up”. The prefix “dé-” adds a sense of undoing or reversing the action. It is commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of untangling or solving a complex situation.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, dépatouiller is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past before another past action. For example, “J’avais dépatouillé le problème avant qu’il ne se complique” translates to “I had untangled the problem before it got complicated”.
Here are three simple examples of dépatouiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais dépatouillé les fils électriques avant que l’électricien n’arrive. (I had untangled the electrical wires before the electrician arrived.)
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Elle avait dépatouillé les nœuds de sa robe avant la soirée. (She had untangled the knots in her dress before the party.)
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Nous avions dépatouillé les malentendus avec nos voisins avant la réunion de quartier. (We had solved the misunderstandings with our neighbors before the neighborhood meeting.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépatouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dépatouillé | J’avais dépatouillé la situation. | I had sorted out the situation. |
tu | tu avais dépatouillé | Tu avais dépatouillé le problème. | You had untangled the problem. |
il | il avait dépatouillé | Il avait dépatouillé la confusion. | He had unraveled the confusion. |
elle | elle avait dépatouillé | Elle avait dépatouillé le désordre. | She had untied the mess. |
on | on avait dépatouillé | On avait dépatouillé la complication. | One had resolved the complication. |
nous | nous avions dépatouillé | Nous avions dépatouillé le conflit. | We had resolved the conflict. |
vous | vous aviez dépatouillé | Vous aviez dépatouillé la situation. | You had sorted out the situation. |
ils | ils avaient dépatouillé | Ils avaient dépatouillé le problème. | They had untangled the problem. |
elles | elles avaient dépatouillé | Elles avaient dépatouillé le désordre. | They had untied the mess. |
Other Conjugations for Dépatouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
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Dépatouiller – 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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