Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” It is pronounced as “day-moh-tee-vay.”
The word démotiver is a combination of the prefix “dé” which means “to remove” or “to undo” and the verb “motiver” meaning “to motivate.” The word originated from the Latin word “motivus” meaning “motive” or “cause.” In everyday French, démotiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a subjective or hypothetical action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how démotiver is used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense in everyday French, along with their English translations:
- Je craignais qu’elle ne me démotivât. (I was afraid that she would demotivate me.)
- Il était important que nous ne nous démotivions pas. (It was important that we did not get demotivated.)
- J’espérais qu’ils ne se laissent pas démotiver par cet échec. (I hoped that they would not let themselves get demotivated by this failure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démotivasse | Si j’avais plus de temps, je démotivasse facilement. | If I had more time, I would easily lose motivation. |
tu | démotivasses | Si tu te reposais plus, tu démotivasses moins. | If you rested more, you would lose motivation less. |
il | démotivât | Il serait triste si il démotivât ses élèves. | He would be sad if he demotivated his students. |
elle | démotivât | Elle serait déçue si elle démotivât son équipe. | She would be disappointed if she demotivated her team. |
on | démotivât | Si on démotivât facilement, on n’avancerait jamais. | If one easily lost motivation, one would never make progress. |
nous | démotivassions | Si nous nous entraînions plus, nous démotivassions moins. | If we trained more, we would lose motivation less. |
vous | démotivassiez | Si vous aviez plus de patience, vous démotivassiez moins. | If you had more patience, you would lose motivation less. |
ils | démotivassent | S’ils travaillaient plus dur, ils démotivassent moins. | If they worked harder, they would lose motivation less. |
elles | démotivassent | Si elles démotivassent leurs collègues, ça serait dommage. | If they demotivated their colleagues, it would be a shame. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
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Démotiver – 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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