Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Introduction to the verb délainer
The English translation of the French verb délainer is “to shear.” It is pronounced as “day-lay-nay.”
The word délainer comes from the Old French term “delain,” meaning “wool” or “fleece.” In everyday French, délainer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
Example 1: Je doute qu’il ait délainé le mouton hier soir.
English translation: I doubt he sheared the sheep last night.
Example 2: Il est possible que nous ayons délainé les moutons avant la pluie.
English translation: It’s possible that we sheared the sheep before the rain.
Example 3: J’aurais préféré que tu aies délainé les moutons avec moi.
English translation: I would have preferred if you had sheared the sheep with me.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of délainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délainé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie délainé. | I don’t think I shorn. |
tu | aies délainé | Il faut que tu aies délainé. | You must have shorn. |
il | ait délainé | Il est possible qu’il ait délainé. | It’s possible he shorn. |
elle | ait délainé | Elle craint qu’elle ait délainé. | She fears she shorn. |
on | ait délainé | On veut qu’on ait délainé. | We want it to have been shorn. |
nous | ayons délainé | Nous espérons que nous ayons délainé. | Let’s hope we shorn. |
vous | ayez délainé | Il est important que vous ayez délainé. | It’s important that you shorn. |
ils | aient délainé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient délainé. | They doubt they shorn. |
elles | aient délainé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient délainé. | They prefer they shorn. |
Other Conjugations for Délainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
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Délainer – 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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