Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Introduction to the verb dénicher
The English translation of dénicher is “to find” or “to uncover.” It is pronounced as “day-neesh-ay” in the infinitive form.
Dénicher comes from the Old French word “denchier,” meaning “to take away” or “to remove.” It is derived from the Latin word “dis-” (away) and “nexare” (to tie or bind). In everyday French, dénicher is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions or events that have already occurred in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of dénicher used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie déniché ces vieux vinyles dans le grenier. (It must be that I found these old vinyl records in the attic.)
- J’espère qu’elle ait déniché une bonne boulangerie dans le quartier. (I hope she found a good bakery in the neighborhood.)
- Il aurait fallu que tu aies déniché un bon restaurant pour notre anniversaire. (You should have found a good restaurant for our anniversary.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dénicher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie déniché | Je suis contente que j’aie déniché ton cadeau. | I’m glad I found your gift. |
tu | aies déniché | Il est important que tu aies déniché un bon restaurant. | It’s important that you found a good restaurant. |
il | ait déniché | Je ne pense pas qu’il ait déniché la vraie raison. | I don’t think he found the real reason. |
elle | ait déniché | Elle est contente qu’elle ait déniché cet article. | She’s happy she found that article. |
on | ait déniché | On doute qu’on ait déniché un meilleur emploi. | We doubt we found a better job. |
nous | ayons déniché | J’espère que nous ayons déniché une bonne solution. | I hope we found a good solution. |
vous | ayez déniché | Il est possible que vous ayez déniché la vérité. | It’s possible that you found the truth. |
ils | aient déniché | Ils regrettent qu’ils aient déniché le mauvais endroit. | They regret finding the wrong place. |
elles | aient déniché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient déniché un autre partenaire. | They prefer finding another partner. |
Other Conjugations for Dénicher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
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Dénicher – 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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