Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Introduction to the verb démarier
The English translation of the French verb démarier is “to divorce.” It is pronounced “day-ma-ree-ay” in its infinitive form.
Démarier comes from the Latin word “demariare,” meaning “to separate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je démarie mon mari pour être heureuse. (I had to divorce my husband to be happy.)
- J’espérais qu’ils se démarieraient avant la fin de l’année. (I was hoping they would divorce before the end of the year.)
- Si j’avais su que mon mariage serait si difficile, je me serais démarier plus tôt. (If I had known my marriage would be so difficult, I would have divorced earlier.)
In English, these sentences would be translated as:
- I had to divorce my husband to be happy.
- I was hoping they would divorce before the end of the year.
- If I had known my marriage would be so difficult, I would have divorced earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of démarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démariasse | Si j’étais libre, je démariasse avec toi. | If I were free, I would marry you. |
tu | démarisasses | Si tu étais plus mature, tu ne démarisasses pas aussi vite. | If you were more mature, you wouldn’t get divorced so quickly. |
il | démariât | Il serait déçu si il démariaît si jeune. | He would be disappointed if he got divorced so young. |
elle | démariât | Elle serait surprise si elle démariât encore une fois. | She would be surprised if she got divorced again. |
on | démariât | Si on démariât plus souvent, le mariage serait moins important. | If one got divorced more often, marriage would be less important. |
nous | dém |
Other Conjugations for Démarier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarier
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Démarier – 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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