Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Introduction to the verb débrayer
The English translation of the French verb débrayer is “to disengage” or “to release”. It is pronounced as “deh-breh-yay”.
Débrayer comes from the Old French word “debrayer” which means “to unhook” or “to unlock”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of releasing the clutch in a vehicle or disengaging a gear.
In the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, débrayer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je débrayasse pour sortir du parking. (I had to disengage to leave the parking lot.)
- Je souhaitais que tu débrayasses avant de changer de vitesse. (I wished that you would release the clutch before changing gears.)
- Ils auraient préféré que vous débrayassiez plus tôt pour éviter l’accident. (They would have preferred that you had disengaged earlier to avoid the accident.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of débrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | débrayasse | Si je travaillais plus dur, je débrayasse plus longtemps. | If I worked harder, I would take longer breaks. |
tu | débrayasses | Si tu prenais des vacances, tu débrayasses moins. | If you took a vacation, you would take less breaks. |
il | débrayât | Il se sentirait mieux s’il débrayât le matin. | He would feel better if he took breaks in the morning. |
elle | débrayât | Elle pourrait débrayât si elle était malade. | She could take breaks if she was sick. |
on | débrayât | Si on débrayât maintenant, on finirait plus tôt. | If one took breaks now, one would finish earlier. |
nous | débrayassions | Si nous débrayassions tous les jours, nous serions moins fatigués. | If we took breaks every day, we would be less tired. |
vous | débrayassiez | Si vous débrayassiez plus souvent, vous seriez plus relaxés. | If you took breaks more often, you would be more relaxed. |
ils | débrayassent | S’ils travaillaient moins, ils débrayassent plus. | If they worked less, they would take more breaks. |
elles | débrayassent | Si elles débrayassent plus tôt, elles travailleraient moins. | If they took breaks earlier, they would work less. |
Other Conjugations for Débrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
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Débrayer – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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