Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Introduction to the verb défretter
The English translation of the French verb défretter is “to unstring” or “to loosen.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “deh-freh-teh.”
The verb défretter comes from the French word frette, which means “string” or “fret.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il faut que j’aie défretté ma guitare avant de la ranger. (I had to unstring my guitar before putting it away.)
- Je doute qu’il ait défretté son arc après avoir chassé. (I doubt he unstrung his bow after hunting.)
- Elle craignait que les cordes de sa harpe ne se soient défrettées pendant le voyage. (She was afraid that the strings of her harp had become loose during the trip.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé is used to express uncertainty or doubt about the action of unstringing. In English, the tense is often translated as “had” or “had + past participle.”
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of défretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie défretté | Je veux que j’aie défretté. | I want to have unironed. |
tu | aies défretté | Je crains que tu aies défretté. | I’m afraid you’ve unironed. |
il | ait défretté | Il est possible qu’il ait défretté. | It’s possible he unironed. |
elle | ait défretté | Elle était contente qu’elle ait défretté. | She was happy she unironed. |
on | ait défretté | On est content qu’on ait défretté. | We’re happy we unironed. |
nous | ayons défretté | Nous souhaitons que nous ayons défretté. | We wish we unironed. |
vous | ayez défretté | Nous sommes heureux que vous ayez défretté. | We are happy you unironed. |
ils | aient défretté | Ils pensent qu’ils aient défretté. | They think they unironed. |
elles | aient défretté | Elles sont satisfaites qu’elles aient défretté. | They are satisfied they unironed. |
Other Conjugations for Défretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
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Défretter – 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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