Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Introduction to the verb délaiter
The English translation of délaiter is “to dilute” or “to thin out.” It is pronounced “day-lay-teh” in the infinitive form.
The word délaiter comes from the Old French word “delait,” meaning “milk,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. In everyday French, délaiter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: J’espère que tu aies délaité la sauce. (I hope you diluted the sauce.)
Example 2: Il fallait que nous eussions délaité le mélange avant de le cuire. (We had to dilute the mixture before cooking it.)
Example 3: Il aurait été préférable que vous eussiez délaité le vin avant de le boire. (It would have been better if you had diluted the wine before drinking it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of délaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délaité | Je veux que j’aie délaité. | I want to have removed cream. |
tu | aies délaité | Il faut que tu aies délaité. | You must have removed cream. |
il | ait délaité | Il est impossible qu’il ait délaité. | It’s impossible he removed cream. |
elle | ait délaité | Elle insiste qu’elle ait délaité. | She insists she removed cream. |
on | ait délaité | On déteste qu’on ait délaité. | We hate that cream was removed. |
nous | ayons délaité | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons délaité. | We are glad we removed cream. |
vous | ayez délaité | Il est important que vous ayez délaité. | It’s important that you removed cream. |
ils | aient délaité | Ils croient qu’ils aient délaité. | They believe they removed cream. |
elles | aient délaité | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient délaité. | They prefer they removed cream. |
Other Conjugations for Délaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
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Délaiter – 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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