Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Introduction to the verb démancher
The English translation of the French verb démancher is “to detach” or “to remove the handle of something.” It is pronounced as “day-man-shay.”
The word démancher is derived from the Old French word “desmancher,” which comes from the Latin words “de” meaning “off” and “manus” meaning “hand.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of démancher in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je démanchasse le vieux tuyau avant de le remplacer. (I had to detach the old pipe before replacing it.)
- Je voulais que tu démanchasses le couteau avant de le nettoyer. (I wanted you to remove the handle of the knife before cleaning it.)
- Elle souhaitait que nous démanchassions les poignées de porte pour les remplacer. (She wished for us to detach the door handles in order to replace them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of démancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démanchasse | Je préférerais que je ne démanchasse pas cette vis. | I would prefer not to loosen this screw. |
tu | démanchasses | Si tu démanchasses plus souvent, tu serais plus habile. | If you loosened more often, you would be more skillful. |
il | démanchât | Il serait plus facile s’il démanchât ces pièces. | It would be easier if he loosened these parts. |
elle | démanchât | Elle serait plus prudente si elle démanchât délicatement. | She would be more careful if she loosened delicately. |
on | démanchât | Si on démanchât cette partie, le moteur serait réparé. | If one loosened this part, the engine would be repaired. |
nous | démanchassions | Si nous démanchassions ensemble, ça irait plus vite. | If we worked together, it would go faster. |
vous | démanchassiez | Si vous démanchassiez moins fort, vous pourriez casser quelque chose. | If you loosened less forcefully, you could break something. |
ils | démanchassent | S’ils démanchassent trop, ils pourraient endommager l’équipement. | If they loosen too much, they could damage the equipment. |
elles | démanchassent | Si elles démanchassent cette valve, l’eau s’arrêterait de couler. | If they loosen this valve, the water would stop flowing. |
Other Conjugations for Démancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
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Démancher – 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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