Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” The infinitive form, démotiver, is pronounced “day-moh-tee-vay.”
The word démotiver is derived from the French prefix “dé-“, meaning “to undo” or “to take away,” and the verb “motiver,” meaning “to motivate.” It was first used in the French language in the mid-20th century.
In everyday French, démotiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past doubt or possibility that someone or something has been demotivated. This tense is commonly used in hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Three simple examples of démotiver in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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J’espère qu’il ne soit pas démotivé après son échec. (I hope he hasn’t been demotivated after his failure.)
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Il est possible que la mauvaise ambiance au travail l’ait démotivé. (It is possible that the bad atmosphere at work has demotivated him.)
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Je doute que l’équipe ait été démotivée par cette défaite. (I doubt that the team has been demotivated by this defeat.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie démotivé | Il est possible que j’aie démotivé. | It’s possible that I demotivated. |
tu | aies démotivé | Il faut que tu aies démotivé. | You must have demotivated. |
il | ait démotivé | Il est important qu’il ait démotivé. | It’s important that he demotivated. |
elle | ait démotivé | Elle craint qu’elle ait démotivé. | She fears she demotivated. |
on | ait démotivé | On veut qu’on ait démotivé. | We want it to have been demotivated. |
nous | ayons démotivé | Nous espérons que nous ayons démotivé. | We hope we demotivated. |
vous | ayez démotivé | Il est possible que vous ayez démotivé. | It’s possible that you demotivated. |
ils | aient démotivé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient démotivé. | They doubt they demotivated. |
elles | aient démotivé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient démotivé. | They hope they demotivated. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
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Démotiver – 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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