Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Introduction to the verb démailloter
The English translation of the French verb démailloter is “to unwrap” or “to unswathe.” The infinitive form of démailloter is pronounced as “day-may-oh-tay.”
Démailloter is derived from the French word “maillot,” meaning “swaddling clothes” or “diaper,” and the prefix “de-” meaning “to undo.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of démailloter in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Si j’étais un bébé, ma mère me démaillotait avant de me donner le bain. (If I were a baby, my mother would unwrap me before giving me a bath.)
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Il fallait que nous démaillotions le nouveau-né avant de le mettre dans son berceau. (We had to unwrap the newborn before putting them in their crib.)
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Elle souhaitait que son mari la démaillotât avant de lui donner un massage relaxant. (She wished for her husband to unwrap her before giving her a relaxing massage.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of démailloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démaillotasse | Si j’avais un bébé, je démaillotasse tous les jours. | If I had a baby, I would swaddle every day. |
tu | démaillotasses | Si tu avais une petite soeur, tu démaillotasses souvent. | If you had a little sister, you would often swaddle. |
il | démaillotât | Il serait plus calme si il démaillotât avant de dormir. | He would be calmer if he swaddled before sleeping. |
elle | démaillotât | Elle serait plus détendue si elle démaillotât son bébé. | She would be more relaxed if she swaddled her baby. |
on | démaillotât | Si on démaillotât les bébés, ils seraient plus libres. | If one swaddled babies, they would be more free. |
nous | démaillotassions | Si nous démaillotassions tous les bébés, nous serions épuisés. | If we swaddled all the babies, we would be exhausted. |
vous | démaillotassiez | Si vous démaillotassiez avant de sortir, vous seriez plus confortable. | If you swaddled before going out, you would be more comfortable. |
ils | démaillotassent | S’ils démaillotassent leurs bébés, on les entendrait moins pleurer. | If they swaddled their babies, we would hear them cry less. |
elles | démaillotassent | Si elles démaillotassent ensemble, ça serait plus rapide. | If they swaddled together, it would be faster. |
Other Conjugations for Démailloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
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Démailloter – 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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