Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Introduction to the verb débourber
The English translation of the French verb débourber is “to clean off mud” or “to remove mud from.” It is pronounced as “day-boo-bear” in its infinitive form.
Débourber comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “off” and the word “bourg,” which refers to a village or small town. Its root, “bourb,” comes from the Latin word “borva,” meaning “mud.” Therefore, débourber literally means to “take off the mud from the village,” which reflects its original usage in agriculture to describe the act of removing mud from fields or roads.
In everyday French, débourber is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the conditional tense to express a conditional action in the past. Three simple examples of débourber in this tense are:
- J’aurais déboubé le chemin si j’avais su qu’il pleuvrait. (I would have cleaned off the path if I had known it would rain.)
- Il fallait que tu débourbes les bottes avant de rentrer dans la maison. (You had to clean off the mud from your boots before entering the house.)
- Nous aurions débourbé la voiture avant de partir en vacances si nous avions eu le temps. (We would have removed the mud from the car before leaving for vacation if we had had time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of débourber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie débourbé | Je suis contente que j’aie débourbé. | I’m glad I cleaned. |
tu | aies débourbé | J’espère que tu aies débourbé. | I hope you cleaned. |
il | ait débourbé | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait débourbé. | It’s necessary he cleaned. |
elle | ait débourbé | Elle doute qu’elle ait débourbé. | She doubts she cleaned. |
on | ait débourbé | On est satisfait qu’on ait débourbé. | We are satisfied that we cleaned. |
nous | ayons débourbé | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons débourbé. | We are happy we cleaned. |
vous | ayez débourbé | J’insiste que vous ayez débourbé. | I insist that you cleaned. |
ils | aient débourbé | Ils ne croient pas qu’ils aient débourbé. | They don’t believe they cleaned. |
elles | aient débourbé | Elles prétendent qu’elles aient débourbé. | They claim they cleaned. |
Other Conjugations for Débourber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourber
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Débourber – 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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