Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Introduction to the verb dégeler
The English translation of the French verb dégeler is “to defrost” or “to thaw.” It is pronounced as “day-zhel-ay.”
Dégeler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “reverse” and the verb “geler” meaning “to freeze.” It is most often used in everyday French when talking about the process of thawing or defrosting something, such as food or a frozen surface.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, dégeler is used to express a wish, hypothetical situation, or uncertainty about an action that has already happened. It is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of dégeler.
Here are three simple examples of dégeler in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies dégelé le poulet avant de le cuire. (I would have liked for you to have defrosted the chicken before cooking it.)
- Il est possible que le lac se soit dégelé après ces températures plus chaudes. (It is possible that the lake has thawed after these warmer temperatures.)
- Nous doutons qu’ils aient dégelé les fonds pour la nouvelle école. (We doubt that they have unfrozen the funds for the new school.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dégeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dégelé | Il faut que je l’aie dégelé. | I must have thawed it. |
tu | aies dégelé | Je doute que tu aies dégelé le réfrigérateur. | I doubt you thawed the fridge. |
il | ait dégelé | Il est possible qu’il ait dégelé la viande. | It’s possible he thawed the meat. |
elle | ait dégelé | Elle a peur qu’elle ait dégelé les légumes. | She’s afraid she thawed the vegetables. |
on | ait dégelé | On veut qu’on ait dégelé la glace. | We want the ice to have been thawed. |
nous | ayons dégelé | Nous espérons que nous l’ayons dégelé. | We hope we thawed it. |
vous | ayez dégelé | Il est important que vous l’ayez dégelé. | It’s important that you thawed it. |
ils | aient dégelé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dégelé la voiture. | They doubt they thawed the car. |
elles | aient dégelé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles l’aient dégelé. | They prefer they thawed it. |
Other Conjugations for Dégeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
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Dégeler – 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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