Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Introduction to the verb diffracter
The English translation of the French verb diffracter is “to diffract.” It is pronounced “dee-frak-tay.”
The word diffracter originates from the Latin word “diffringere,” meaning “to break apart” or “to shatter.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of diffracter in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Il fallait que je diffractasse la lumière pour obtenir une image claire. (It was necessary for me to diffract the light to obtain a clear image.)
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Nous cherchions un moyen de diffracter le son afin qu’il ne soit pas si fort. (We were looking for a way to diffract the sound so that it wouldn’t be so loud.)
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Si nous avions su comment diffracter correctement le laser, nous aurions évité cet accident. (If we had known how to diffract the laser correctly, we would have avoided this accident.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of diffracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | diffractasse | Si j’avais un prisme, je diffractasse la lumière. | If I had a prism, I would diffract the light. |
tu | diffractasses | Si tu pouvais changer l’angle, tu diffractasses mieux. | If you could change the angle, you would diffract better. |
il | diffractât | Il serait ravi si il diffractât correctement. | He would be delighted if he diffracted correctly. |
elle | diffractât | Elle serait impressionnée si elle diffractât avec précision. | She would be impressed if she diffracted with precision. |
on | diffractât | Si on diffractât plus, on verrait plus de couleurs. | If one diffracted more, one would see more colors. |
nous | diffractionsion | Si nous diffractionsion ensemble, nous pourrions comparer les résultats. | If we diffracted together, we could compare the results. |
vous | diffractassiez | Si vous diffractassiez correctement, vous obtiendriez de belles franges. | If you diffracted correctly, you would get beautiful fringes. |
ils | diffractassent | S’ils diffractassent avec précision, on pourrait mesurer la distance. | If they diffracted with precision, we could measure the distance. |
elles | diffractassent | Si elles diffractassent en même temps, on observerait des interférences. | If they diffracted at the same time, we would observe some interferences. |
Other Conjugations for Diffracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
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Diffracter – 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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