Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Introduction to the verb dégrosser
The English translation of the French verb dégrosser is “to rough out” or “to refine.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-groh-say.”
The word dégrosser comes from the Old French word “gros,” which means “thick” or “coarse.” It originally referred to the act of removing rough or thick parts from a piece of wood or stone in order to shape or refine it.
In everyday French, dégrosser 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 imperfect subjunctive form of the verb dégrosser, which is “dégrossasse,” and adding the appropriate subject pronoun.
Three examples of dégrosser used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je dégrossasse mes idées avant de commencer à écrire. (I had to rough out my ideas before starting to write.)
- J’aimerais que tu dégrossasses ce morceau de bois pour qu’on puisse en faire un meuble. (I wish you would rough out this piece of wood so we can make it into furniture.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous dégrossassions cette pierre avant de la sculpter. (We should have roughed out this stone before sculpting it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégrosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dégrossisse | Je préférerais que je dégrossisse avant de polir. | I would prefer to roughen before polishing. |
tu | dégrossisses | Si tu dégrossisses bien, tu pourrais gagner du temps. | If you roughen well, you could save time. |
il | dégrossît | Il semble heureux que tu dégrossît la tâche. | He seems happy that you are roughening the task. |
elle | dégrossît | Elle aurait peur que tu ne dégrossît pas les bords. | She would be afraid you wouldn’t roughen the edges. |
on | dégrossît | Si on dégrossît avant, on pourrait éviter les erreurs. | If one roughened beforehand, one could avoid mistakes. |
nous | dégrossissions | Si nous dégrossissions le terrain, la construction serait plus facile. | If we roughened the ground, the construction would be easier. |
vous | dégrossissiez | Si vous dégrossissiez plus, vous auriez moins de soucis. | If you roughened more, you would have fewer worries. |
ils | dégrossissent | S’ils dégrossissent trop, ça risque d’abîmer la matière. | If they roughen too much, it could damage the material. |
elles | dégrossissent | Si elles dégrossissent ensemble, elles pourraient avancer plus vite. | If they roughened together, they could progress faster. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
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Dégrosser – 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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