Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Introduction to the verb défolier
The English translation of the French verb défolier is “to defoliate.” It is pronounced as “day-fo-lee-ay.”
Défolier comes from the French word “feuille,” meaning “leaf,” and the prefix “de-,” indicating removal or separation. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of removing leaves from a plant or tree.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, défolier is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” (if). For example:
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J’aurais défolié l’arbre si j’avais eu le temps. (I would have defoliated the tree if I had had the time.)
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Il aurait fallu défolier les plantes avant l’hiver. (We should have defoliated the plants before winter.)
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Si tu avais défolié le jardin, il serait plus propre maintenant. (If you had defoliated the garden, it would be cleaner now.)
In all of these examples, défolier is used to describe a past action that did not actually happen or that was not possible to happen. It is used to express regret, desire, or a hypothetical situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of défolier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie défolié | Je suis content que j’aie défolié. | I’m glad I defoliated. |
tu | aies défolié | Il est important que tu aies défolié. | It’s important that you defoliated. |
il | ait défolié | Il est possible qu’il ait défolié. | It’s possible he defoliated. |
elle | ait défolié | Elle préfère qu’elle ait défolié. | She prefers she defoliated. |
on | ait défolié | On veut qu’on ait défolié. | We want it to have been defoliated. |
nous | ayons défolié | J’espère que nous ayons défolié. | I hope we defoliated. |
vous | ayez défolié | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez défolié. | It’s necessary that you defoliated. |
ils | aient défolié | Il faut qu’ils aient défolié. | They must have defoliated. |
elles | aient défolié | Elles doutent qu’elles aient défolié. | They doubt they defoliated. |
Other Conjugations for Défolier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
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Défolier – 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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