Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Introduction to the verb désemmancher
The English translation of the French verb désemmancher is “to take off the handle” or “to remove the handle.” It is pronounced “day-seh-mahn-shay.”
Désemmancher comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” which means “un-” or “dis-” and the verb “emmancher” which means “to put a handle on.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais désemmanché le couteau avant de le ranger dans le tiroir.
Translation: I had taken off the handle of the knife before putting it away in the drawer.
Example 2: Ils avaient désemmanché les roues du vélo pour le réparer.
Translation: They had removed the wheels of the bike to repair it.
Example 3: Elle avait désemmanché le balai après avoir fini de nettoyer la maison.
Translation: She had taken off the handle of the broom after finishing cleaning the house.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désemmancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désemmanché | J’avais désemmanché la poignée. | I had unscrewed the handle. |
tu | tu avais désemmanché | Tu avais désemmanché le bouchon. | You had unscrewed the cap. |
il | il avait désemmanché | Il avait désemmanché la roue. | He had unscrewed the wheel. |
elle | elle avait désemmanché | Elle avait désemmanché la vis. | She had unscrewed the screw. |
on | on avait désemmanché | On avait désemmanché le boulon. | One had unscrewed the bolt. |
nous | nous avions désemmanché | Nous avions désemmanché la poignée. | We had unscrewed the handle. |
vous | vous aviez désemmanché | Vous aviez désemmanché le bouchon. | You had unscrewed the cap. |
ils | ils avaient désemmanché | Ils avaient désemmanché la roue. | They had unscrewed the wheel. |
elles | elles avaient désemmanché | Elles avaient désemmanché la vis. | They had unscrewed the screw. |
Other Conjugations for Désemmancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
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Désemmancher – 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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