Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Introduction to the verb dépiter
The English translation of dépiter is “to dismay” or “to upset.” It is pronounced as “day-pee-tay” in its infinitive form.
Dépiter comes from the French word “pite,” which means “pity” or “compassion.” It is derived from the Latin word “pietas,” which also means “pity” or “compassion.” In everyday French, dépiter is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
3 examples of dépiter in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Il était déçu que je ne vienne pas à sa fête. (He was upset/dismayed that I didn’t come to his party.)
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Elle aurait été dépité si elle avait raté son examen. (She would have been dismayed if she had failed her exam.)
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Nous aurions été dépités si vous ne nous aviez pas prévenus. (We would have been upset if you hadn’t warned us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dépîtasse | Si j’étais fatigué, je dépîtasse mes amis. | If I were tired, I would annoy my friends. |
tu | dépîtasses | Tu ne serais pas dépîtasses si tu étais plus patient. | You wouldn’t get annoyed if you were more patient. |
il | dépîtât | S’il avait le choix, il dépîtât les voitures de sport. | If he had the choice, he would envy sports cars. |
elle | dépîtât | Si elle avait plus de temps, elle dépîtât moins. | If she had more time, she would get annoyed less. |
on | dépîtât | Si on était moins paresseux, on dépîtât moins souvent. | If one was less lazy, one would get annoyed less often. |
nous | dépîtassions | Si nous gagnions plus d’argent, nous dépîtassions nos voisins. | If we made more money, we would envy our neighbors. |
vous | dépîtassiez | Si vous étiez plus patient, vous ne dépîtassiez pas les personnes âgées. | If you were more patient, you wouldn’t envy the elderly. |
ils | dépîtassent | S’ils avaient la chance de voyager, ils dépîtassent les touristes. | If they had the chance to travel, they would envy tourists. |
elles | dépîtassent | Si elles étaient moins jalouses, elles ne se dépîtassent pas entre elles. | If they were less jealous, they wouldn’t envy each other. |
Other Conjugations for Dépiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiter
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Dépiter – 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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