Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Introduction to the verb deviser
The English translation of the French verb deviser is “to chat” or “to converse.” It is pronounced as /də.vi.ze/, with the stress on the second syllable.
The word deviser comes from the Old French word “devis,” meaning “conversation” or “discourse.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “dividere,” meaning “to divide” or “to separate.”
In everyday French, deviser is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation in the past. It is typically used in conjunction with a main clause in the Imparfait or the Conditionnel Passé tense.
Here are three simple examples of deviser in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their corresponding English translations:
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Je préférais que nous devisions ensemble plus souvent. (I preferred that we chatted together more often.)
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Il était temps que tu devises avec tes parents sur cette question. (It was time for you to chat with your parents about this matter.)
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Nous voulions que vous devisiez avec eux sur les plans pour les vacances. (We wanted you to chat with them about the plans for the holidays.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of deviser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | devissasse | Si j’étais plus timide, je devissasse moins souvent. | If I were more shy, I would chat less often. |
tu | devisasses | Si tu étais plus drôle, tu devisasses plus souvent. | If you were funnier, you would chat more often. |
il | devisât | Il serait content si il devisât avec ses amis. | He would be happy if he chatted with his friends. |
elle | devisât | Elle se sentirait moins seule si elle devisât avec quelqu’un. | She would feel less lonely if she chatted with someone. |
on | devisât | Si on devisât plus, on serait plus sociable. | If one chatted more, one would be more sociable. |
nous | devisassions | Si nous devisassions plus, nous serions plus proches. | If we chatted more, we would be closer. |
vous | devisassiez | Si vous devisassiez moins, vous seriez moins fatigués. | If you chatted less, you would be less tired. |
ils | devisassent | S’ils devisassent plus longtemps, ils se connaîtraient mieux. | If they chatted for longer, they would know each other better. |
elles | devisassent | Si elles devisassent en français, elles apprendraient plus rapidement. | If they chatted in French, they would learn more quickly. |
Other Conjugations for Deviser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviser
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Deviser – 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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