Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Introduction to the verb débander
The English translation of the French verb débander is “to soften” or “to slacken.” It is pronounced as “day-bahn-day.”
Débander comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which can indicate a reversal or undoing, and the verb “bander” which means “to tighten” or “to tie up.” In everyday French, débander is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of débander in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il est possible que j’aie débandé mes chaussures pendant la soirée. (It’s possible that I untied my shoes during the evening.)
- Je doute qu’il ait débandé la corde assez pour que nous puissions passer. (I doubt that he loosened the rope enough for us to pass.)
- J’espérais que tu aies débandé tes muscles avant de commencer le match. (I was hoping that you had relaxed your muscles before starting the game.)
English translations:
- It’s possible that I untied my shoes during the evening.
- I doubt that he loosened the rope enough for us to pass.
- I was hoping that you had relaxed your muscles before starting the game.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of débander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie débandé | Il est possible que j’aie débandé. | It’s possible that I relaxed. |
tu | aies débandé | Il faut que tu aies débandé. | You must have relaxed. |
il | ait débandé | Il est important qu’il ait débandé. | It’s important that he relaxed. |
elle | ait débandé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait débandé. | She prefers she relaxed. |
on | ait débandé | On veut qu’on ait débandé. | We want it to have been relaxed. |
nous | ayons débandé | Il est possible que nous ayons débandé. | It’s possible that we relaxed. |
vous | ayez débandé | Il est important que vous ayez débandé. | It’s important that you relaxed. |
ils | aient débandé | Il est possible qu’ils aient débandé. | It’s possible that they relaxed. |
elles | aient débandé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient débandé. | They fear they relaxed. |
Other Conjugations for Débander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débander
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Débander – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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