Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Introduction to the verb décapiter
The English translation of décapiter is “to decapitate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ka-pee-tay.”
Décapiter is a French verb that comes from the Latin word “decapitare,” meaning “to cut off the head.” It is derived from the prefix “de,” meaning “off,” and the noun “caput,” meaning “head.”
In everyday French, décapiter is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples of décapiter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il est possible que le roi ait été décapité pendant la révolution. (It is possible that the king was decapitated during the revolution.)
- J’aurais aimé que le dictateur ait été décapité pour ses crimes contre l’humanité. (I would have liked the dictator to have been decapitated for his crimes against humanity.)
- Elle craignait que son mari n’ait été décapité lors de la guerre. (She feared that her husband had been decapitated during the war.)
English translations:
- It is possible that the king was decapitated during the revolution.
- I would have liked the dictator to have been decapitated for his crimes against humanity.
- She feared that her husband had been decapitated during the war.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décapiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décapité | Je doute que j’aie décapité. | I doubt that I decapitated. |
tu | aies décapité | Il faut que tu aies décapité. | You must have decapitated. |
il | ait décapité | Il est possible qu’il ait décapité. | It’s possible he decapitated. |
elle | ait décapité | Elle craint qu’elle ait décapité. | She fears she decapitated. |
on | ait décapité | On veut qu’on ait décapité. | We want it to have been decapitated. |
nous | ayons décapité | Espérons que nous ayons décapité. | Let’s hope we decapitated. |
vous | ayez décapité | Il est important que vous ayez décapité. | It’s important that you decapitated. |
ils | aient décapité | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décapité. | They doubt they decapitated. |
elles | aient décapité | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient décapité. | They prefer they decapitated. |
Other Conjugations for Décapiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
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Décapiter – 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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