Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Introduction to the verb démêler
The English translation of démêler is “to unravel” or “to untangle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-may-lay.”
The origin of démêler comes from the Old French word “desmeeler,” meaning “to disentangle” or “to extricate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Example 1: Il est possible que j’aie démêlé le problème. (It is possible that I untangled the problem.)
Example 2: Nous doutions qu’il ait démêlé ses mensonges. (We doubted that he unraveled his lies.)
Example 3: J’aurais aimé que tu aies démêlé cette situation avant qu’elle ne devienne trop compliquée. (I would have liked for you to have unraveled this situation before it became too complicated.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of démêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie démêlé | Je suis content que j’aie démêlé le problème. | I’m glad I solved the problem. |
tu | aies démêlé | Il faut que tu aies démêlé cette situation. | You must have resolved this situation. |
il | ait démêlé | Il est possible qu’il ait démêlé les faits. | It’s possible he untangled the facts. |
elle | ait démêlé | Elle craint qu’elle ait démêlé les mensonges. | She fears she unraveled the lies. |
on | ait démêlé | On espère qu’on ait démêlé la vérité. | We hope that the truth has been unraveled. |
nous | ayons démêlé | J’espère que nous ayons démêlé le désaccord. | I hope we unraveled the disagreement. |
vous | ayez démêlé | Il est important que vous ayez démêlé les problèmes. | It’s important that you solve the problems. |
ils | aient démêlé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient démêlé les conflits. | They doubt they have resolved the conflicts. |
elles | aient démêlé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient démêlé les malentendus. | They prefer they unraveled the misunderstandings. |
Other Conjugations for Démêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
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Démêler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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Future tense
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