Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Introduction to the verb désaffectionner
The English translation of the French verb désaffectionner is “to alienate” or “to lose interest in.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zaf-fek-syoh-neh.”
The word désaffectionner comes from the French prefix dés- meaning “without” or “lack of,” and the word affectionner, which means “to like” or “to have affection for.” Together, désaffectionner means to lose the affection or interest for someone or something.
In everyday French, désaffectionner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that was completed before another past action. It is also sometimes used in the Subjonctif présent or Imparfait tense to express a wish or hypothetical situation.
Examples of désaffectionner in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais désaffectionné mon ancien travail avant de trouver un nouvel emploi. (I had lost interest in my old job before finding a new one.)
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Les étudiants avaient désaffectionné le cours de chimie parce que le professeur était ennuyeux. (The students had lost interest in the chemistry class because the teacher was boring.)
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Elle m’avait désaffectionné depuis qu’elle avait découvert mes mensonges. (She had alienated me since she found out about my lies.)
English translations:
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I had lost interest in my old job before finding a new one.
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The students had lost interest in the chemistry class because the teacher was boring.
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She had alienated me since she found out about my lies.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désaffectionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désaffectionné | J’avais désaffectionné la politique. | I had lost interest in politics. |
tu | tu avais désaffectionné | Tu avais désaffectionné le groupe. | You had lost interest in the group. |
il | il avait désaffectionné | Il avait désaffectionné l’équipe. | He had lost interest in the team. |
elle | elle avait désaffectionné | Elle avait désaffectionné la cause. | She had lost interest in the cause. |
on | on avait désaffectionné | On avait désaffectionné le projet. | One had lost interest in the project. |
nous | nous avions désaffectionné | Nous avions désaffectionné le sujet. | We had lost interest in the subject. |
vous | vous aviez désaffectionné | Vous aviez désaffectionné le pays. | You had lost interest in the country. |
ils | ils avaient désaffectionné | Ils avaient désaffectionné la tradition. | They had lost interest in the tradition. |
elles | elles avaient désaffectionné | Elles avaient désaffectionné l’entreprise. | They had lost interest in the company. |
Other Conjugations for Désaffectionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffectionner
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Désaffectionner – 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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