Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of the French verb dénigrer is “to denigrate” or “to criticize unfairly.” It is pronounced as “dey-nee-gray.”
The word dénigrer comes from the Latin word “denigrare,” meaning “to blacken” or “to make dark.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express past actions or events that were uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of dénigrer used in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’espère qu’il n’a pas dénigré mon travail devant le patron. (I hope he didn’t denigrate my work in front of the boss.)
- Il faut que tu aies dénigré son projet pour qu’il soit si en colère. (You must have denigrated his project for him to be so angry.)
- Nous regrettons qu’elle ait dénigré notre réputation en public. (We regret that she denigrated our reputation in public.)
English translations:
- I hope he didn’t criticize my work in front of the boss.
- You must have unfairly criticized his project for him to be so angry.
- We regret that she spoke poorly of our reputation in public.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dénigré | Je doute que j’aie dénigré. | I doubt that I denigrated. |
tu | aies dénigré | Il faut que tu aies dénigré. | You must have denigrated. |
il | ait dénigré | Il est possible qu’il ait dénigré. | It’s possible he denigrated. |
elle | ait dénigré | Elle craint qu’elle ait dénigré. | She fears she denigrated. |
on | ait dénigré | On veut qu’on ait dénigré. | We want it to have been denigrated. |
nous | ayons dénigré | Espérons que nous ayons dénigré. | Let’s hope we denigrated. |
vous | ayez dénigré | Il est important que vous ayez dénigré. | It’s important that you denigrated. |
ils | aient dénigré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dénigré. | They doubt they denigrated. |
elles | aient dénigré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dénigré. | They prefer they denigrated. |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – 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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