Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Introduction to the verb dédommager
The English translation of the French verb dédommager is “to compensate” or “to reimburse.” It is pronounced as “day-doh-mah-zhay.”
The word dédommager comes from the Old French term “dommager,” which means “to damage” or “to harm.” It is derived from the Latin word “dommagium,” which also means “damage” or “loss.” In everyday French, dédommager is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dédommager in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- J’espère que tu aies dédommagé tes amis pour les dommages causés à leur voiture. (I hope you have compensated your friends for the damages to their car.)
- Il est possible que la compagnie d’assurance ait dédommagé les victimes de l’incendie. (It is possible that the insurance company has reimbursed the victims of the fire.)
- Nous aurions aimé que le propriétaire dédommage les locataires pour les frais de réparation. (We would have liked the landlord to compensate the tenants for the repair costs.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dédommager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dédommagé | Je doute que j’aie dédommagé. | I doubt that I compensated. |
tu | aies dédommagé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies dédommagé. | You must have compensated. |
il | ait dédommagé | Il est possible qu’il ait dédommagé. | It’s possible he compensated. |
elle | ait dédommagé | Elle craint qu’elle ait dédommagé. | She fears she compensated. |
on | ait dédommagé | On veut qu’on ait dédommagé. | We want it to have been compensated. |
nous | ayons dédommagé | Il est important que nous ayons dédommagé. | It’s important that we compensated. |
vous | ayez dédommagé | Ils exigent que vous ayez dédommagé. | They demand that you compensated. |
ils | aient dédommagé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dédommagé. | They doubt they compensated. |
elles | aient dédommagé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dédommagé. | They prefer they compensated. |
Other Conjugations for Dédommager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
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Dédommager – 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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