Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Introduction to the verb délicoter
The English translation of the French verb délicoter is “to unravel” or “to undo.” It is pronounced as “day-lee-koh-tay.”
Délicoter comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the word “licot” which means “to tie.” This verb is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Some examples of délicoter in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il est possible que j’aie délicoté les fils du tricot avant de le laver. (It is possible that I unraveled the threads of the sweater before washing it.)
- Je doute que tu aies délicoté les lacets de tes chaussures. (I doubt that you undid the laces of your shoes.)
- Il est important que nous ayons délicoté les nœuds avant de commencer à tisser. (It is important that we unraveled the knots before starting to weave.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express uncertainty or doubt about the action of délicoter.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of délicoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délicoté | Je doute que j’aie délicoté. | I doubt that I cut finely. |
tu | aies délicoté | Il faut que tu aies délicoté. | You must have cut finely. |
il | ait délicoté | Il est possible qu’il ait délicoté. | It’s possible he cut finely. |
elle | ait délicoté | Elle craint qu’elle ait délicoté. | She fears she cut finely. |
on | ait délicoté | On veut qu’on ait délicoté. | We want it to have been cut finely. |
nous | ayons délicoté | Espérons que nous ayons délicoté. | Let’s hope we cut finely. |
vous | ayez délicoté | Il est important que vous ayez délicoté. | It’s important that you cut finely. |
ils | aient délicoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient délicoté. | They doubt they cut finely. |
elles | aient délicoté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient délicoté. | They prefer they cut finely. |
Other Conjugations for Délicoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
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Délicoter – 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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