Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Introduction to the verb décoder
The English translation of the French verb décoder is “to decode.” It is pronounced as “day-koh-day” in the infinitive form.
Décoder comes from the Latin word “decodere,” meaning “to decipher.” It entered the French language in the late 19th century and is derived from the prefix “de-” (meaning “from” or “undo”) and the verb “coder” (meaning “to encode”).
In everyday French, décoder is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the present tense of the verb avoir (to have) or être (to be) followed by the past participle of décoder (décodé).
Here are three examples of décoder used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je décodeda lettre secrète. (It was necessary for me to decode a secret letter.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu décodes le message avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I wish you had decoded the message before it was too late.)
- Il voulait que nous décodions le code pour accéder à la salle des archives. (He wanted us to decode the code to access the archive room.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of décoder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décodasse | Si j’avais le temps, je décodasse tous les messages. | If I had the time, I would decode all the messages. |
tu | décodasses | Si tu avais une meilleure mémoire, tu décodasses plus facilement. | If you had a better memory, you would decode more easily. |
il | décodât | Il serait surpris si il décodât le message secret. | He would be surprised if he decoded the secret message. |
elle | décodât | Elle aurait peur si elle décodât le code. | She would be scared if she decoded the code. |
on | décodât | Si on décodât ensemble, on trouverait la solution. | If one decoded together, one would find the solution. |
nous | décodassions | Si nous décodassions rapidement, nous serions plus efficaces. | If we decoded quickly, we would be more efficient. |
vous | décodassiez | Si vous décodassiez lentement, vous comprendriez mieux. | If you decoded slowly, you would understand better. |
ils | décodassent | S’ils décodassaient ensemble, ils arriveraient à la bonne réponse. | If they decoded together, they would arrive at the correct answer. |
elles | décodassent | Si elles décodassent plus souvent, elles trouveraient plus de codes. | If they decoded more often, they would find more codes. |
Other Conjugations for Décoder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoder
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Décoder – 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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