Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Introduction to the verb dénaturer
The English translation of the French verb dénaturer is “to denature” or “to distort.” The infinitive form, dénaturer, is pronounced “day-nah-tuh-rer.”
Dénaturer comes from the Latin word “denaturare,” meaning “to deprive of natural qualities.” 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.
Here are 3 simple examples of dénaturer in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il est possible que le politicien ait dénaturé ses promesses électorales. (It is possible that the politician denatured his election promises.)
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J’aurais aimé que vous n’ayez pas dénaturé mes propos. (I wish you had not distorted my words.)
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Elle craignait que son art ne soit dénaturé par la critique. (She was afraid that her art would be denatured by critics.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dénaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dénaturé | Je doute que j’aie dénaturé. | I doubt that I denatured. |
tu | aies dénaturé | Il faut que tu aies dénaturé. | You must have denatured. |
il | ait dénaturé | Il est possible qu’il ait dénaturé. | It’s possible he denatured. |
elle | ait dénaturé | Elle craint qu’elle ait dénaturé. | She fears she denatured. |
on | ait dénaturé | On veut qu’on ait dénaturé. | We want it to have been denatured. |
nous | ayons dénaturé | Espérons que nous ayons dénaturé. | Let’s hope we denatured. |
vous | ayez dénaturé | Il est important que vous ayez dénaturé. | It’s important that you denatured. |
ils | aient dénaturé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dénaturé. | They doubt they denatured. |
elles | aient dénaturé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dénaturé. | They prefer they denatured. |
Other Conjugations for Dénaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
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Dénaturer – 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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