Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Introduction to the verb damer
The English translation of the French verb damer is “to flirt”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “da-may”.
The word damer comes from the Old French word “damner”, which means “to condemn or blame”. Over time, the meaning of the word shifted to refer to the act of flirting or seducing someone. In modern French, the verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies damé le pion hier soir. (I wish you had flirted with me last night.)
2) Il faut que j’aie damé le torse pour pouvoir la séduire. (I need to have flirted with her to be able to seduce her.)
3) Je regrette que tu n’aies pas damé avec lui pour avoir une chance avec lui. (I regret that you didn’t flirt with him to have a chance with him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of damer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie damé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie damé. | I don’t believe I smoothed. |
tu | aies damé | Tu es sûr que tu aies damé. | Are you sure you smoothed? |
il | ait damé | Il est possible qu’il ait damé. | It’s possible he smoothed. |
elle | ait damé | Elle a peur qu’elle ait damé. | She’s afraid she smoothed. |
on | ait damé | On veut qu’on ait damé. | We want it to have been smoothed. |
nous | ayons damé | Nous aimerions que nous ayons damé. | We would like to have smoothed. |
vous | ayez damé | Il est important que vous ayez damé. | It’s important that you smoothed. |
ils | aient damé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient damé. | They doubt they smoothed. |
elles | aient damé | Elles ont demandé qu’elles aient damé! | They asked that they have smoothed! |
Other Conjugations for Damer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damer
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Damer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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