Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Introduction to the verb décavaillonner
The English translation of décavaillonner is “to hill up” or “to ear up.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-vee-yoh-nay.”
Décavaillonner comes from the French word “cavaillon,” which means a small hoe used for hoeing between rows of crops, particularly in vineyards. The prefix “dé-” indicates a reversal or opposite action, so décavaillonner literally means to undo the action of cavaillonner, or to remove the hills between rows of crops.
In everyday French, décavaillonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjonctif conjugations of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of décavaillonner.
Example 1: Il fallait que je décavaillonnasse les vignes tous les mois pour éviter les mauvaises herbes. (I had to hill up the vines every month to avoid weeds.)
Example 2: Si tu ne décavaillonnais pas régulièrement, les vignes seraient étouffées par les herbes. (If you didn’t hill up regularly, the vines would be suffocated by weeds.)
Example 3: Nous voulions que les vignes soient bien décavaillonnées avant la récolte pour une meilleure croissance. (We wanted the vines to be well hilled up before the harvest for better growth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of décavaillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décavaillonnasse | C’était dangereux que je décavaillonnasse seul. | It was dangerous that I plowed alone. |
tu | décavaillonnasses | Si tu décavaillonnasses plus tôt, tu aurais fini plus vite. | If you had plowed earlier, you would have finished faster. |
il | décavaillonnât | Il doutait que je décavaillonnât si profondément. | He doubted that I plowed so deeply. |
elle | décavaillât | Elle préférait que tu décavaillât près de la maison. | She preferred that you plowed near the house. |
on | décavaillât | Il fallait que l’on décavaillât avant la pluie. | We had to plow before the rain. |
nous | décavaillonassions | Si nous décavaillonassions ensemble, ça serait plus efficace. | If we plowed together, it would be more efficient. |
vous | décavaillonassiez | Il aurait été mieux si vous décavaillonassiez à la machine. | It would have been better if you plowed with the machine. |
ils | décavaillonassent | Il n’était pas sûr qu’ils décavaillonassent assez profondément. | He wasn’t sure they were plowing deep enough. |
elles | décavaillonassent | Il était évident qu’elles décavaillonassent fort et vite. | It was clear that they were plowing hard and fast. |
Other Conjugations for Décavaillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
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Décavaillonner – 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
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