Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Introduction to the verb dénatter
The English translation of the French verb dénatter is “to untangle” or “to comb out”. It is pronounced as day-nah-tay in its infinitive form.
The word dénatter comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “out” or “undo”, and the verb “natter” which means “to tangle” or “to knot”. So dénatter literally means to untangle or undo a tangle.
In everyday French, dénatter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action. In this tense, dénatter can have a figurative meaning of “to solve” or “to unravel” something.
Here are three examples of dénatter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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J’espérais que tu aies dénatté cette situation compliquée. (I was hoping you had solved this complicated situation.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons dénatté tous les problèmes avant le début du projet. (We had to have unraveled all the problems before the start of the project.)
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Je souhaiterais que vous ayez dénatté vos différends avant de prendre une décision. (I would like you to have resolved your differences before making a decision.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dénatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dénatté | Je suis content que j’aie dénatté. | I’m glad I untangled. |
tu | aies dénatté | Il faut que tu aies dénatté. | You must have untangled. |
il | ait dénatté | Il est important qu’il ait dénatté. | It’s important he untangled. |
elle | ait dénatté | Elle est heureuse qu’elle ait dénatté. | She’s happy she untangled. |
on | ait dénatté | On espère qu’on ait dénatté. | We hope we untangled. |
nous | ayons dénatté | J’espère que nous ayons dénatté. | I hope we untangled. |
vous | ayez dénatté | Il est possible que vous ayez dénatté. | It’s possible you untangled. |
ils | aient dénatté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dénatté. | They doubt they untangled. |
elles | aient dénatté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dénatté. | They prefer they untangled. |
Other Conjugations for Dénatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
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Dénatter – 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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