Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Introduction to the verb démancher
The English translation of the French verb démancher is “to dislocate” or “to remove the handle.” It is pronounced as [de-mahn-shey].
Démancher comes from the Old French word “manche” which means “handle” or “sleeve.” 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 démanché la porte hier soir. (I must have dislocated the door last night.)
- Je ne pense pas qu’il ait démanché son épaule en jouant au football. (I don’t think he dislocated his shoulder while playing football.)
- Il est possible que le médecin ait démanché la jambe de la patiente lors de l’examen. (It is possible that the doctor dislocated the patient’s leg during the examination.)
English translations:
- I must have dislocated the door last night.
- I don’t think he dislocated his shoulder while playing football.
- It is possible that the doctor dislocated the patient’s leg during the examination.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of démancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie démanché | Je doute que j’aie démanché. | I doubt that I broke. |
tu | aies démanché | Il faut que tu aies démanché. | You must have broken. |
il | ait démanché | Il est possible qu’il ait démanché. | It’s possible he broke. |
elle | ait démanché | Elle craint qu’elle ait démanché. | She fears she broke. |
on | ait démanché | On veut qu’on ait démanché. | We want it to have been broken. |
nous | ayons démanché | Espérons que nous ayons démanché. | Let’s hope we broke. |
vous | ayez démanché | Il est important que vous ayez démanché. | It’s important that you broke. |
ils | aient démanché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient démanché. | They doubt they broke. |
elles | aient démanché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient démanché. | They prefer they broke. |
Other Conjugations for Démancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
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Démancher – 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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