Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Introduction to the verb désenvenimer
The English translation of the French verb désenvenimer is “to defuse” or “to de-escalate.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-vuh-nee-may.”
The verb désenvenimer comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “envenimer” meaning “to poison” or “to aggravate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
In this tense, désenvenimer is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of désenvenimer used in the plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais désenvenimé la situation avant que les choses ne dégénèrent. (I had defused the situation before things escalated.)
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Tu avais désenvenimé les relations entre les deux familles. (You had de-escalated the relationships between the two families.)
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Il avait désenvenimé le conflit en trouvant un compromis acceptable pour tous. (He had defused the conflict by finding a compromise that was acceptable for everyone.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désenvenimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désenvenimé | J’avais désenvenimé la situation. | I had defused the situation. |
tu | tu avais désenvenimé | Tu avais désenvenimé le conflit. | You had defused the conflict. |
il | il avait désenvenimé | Il avait désenvenimé la discussion. | He had defused the discussion. |
elle | elle avait désenvenimé | Elle avait désenvenimé la dispute. | She had defused the argument. |
on | on avait désenvenimé | On avait désenvenimé la crise. | One had defused the crisis. |
nous | nous avions désenvenimé | Nous avions désenvenimé le différend. | We had defused the disagreement. |
vous | vous aviez désenvenimé | Vous aviez désenvenimé le conflit. | You had defused the conflict. |
ils | ils avaient désenvenimé | Ils avaient désenvenimé le désaccord. | They had defused the disagreement. |
elles | elles avaient désenvenimé | Elles avaient désenvenimé la querelle. | They had defused the quarrel. |
Other Conjugations for Désenvenimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
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Désenvenimer – 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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