Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Introduction to the verb démâter
The English translation of the French verb démâter is “to demast.” The infinitive form, démâter, is pronounced “day-mah-tay.”
Démâter comes from the French word “mât,” meaning mast, and the prefix “dé-,” which typically indicates a reversal or removal of something. In everyday French, démâter is most often used in its Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three examples of the usage of démâter in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their translations in English:
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Il est possible que le bateau se soit démâté pendant la tempête.
Translation: It is possible that the boat demasted during the storm. -
J’aurais préféré qu’il ne démâte pas le voilier avant notre voyage.
Translation: I would have preferred that he didn’t demast the sailboat before our trip. -
Si nous n’avions pas été là, le bateau se serait sûrement démâté.
Translation: If we hadn’t been there, the boat would surely have demasted.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of démâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie démâté | Je ne crois pas que j’aie démâté. | I don’t think I broke the mast. |
tu | aies démâté | Il est possible que tu aies démâté. | It’s possible you broke the mast. |
il | ait démâté | Nous voulons qu’il ait démâté. | We want it to have been broken. |
elle | ait démâté | Elle doute qu’elle ait démâté. | She doubts she broke the mast. |
on | ait démâté | On espère qu’on ait démâté. | We hope we broke the mast. |
nous | ayons démâté | Nous craignons que nous ayons démâté. | We fear we broke the mast. |
vous | ayez démâté | Il est important que vous ayez démâté. | It’s important that you broke the mast. |
ils | aient démâté | Ils veulent qu’ils aient démâté. | They want it to have been broken. |
elles | aient démâté | Elles croient qu’elles aient démâté. | They believe they broke the mast. |
Other Conjugations for Démâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
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Démâter – 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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