Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Introduction to the verb départager
The English translation of the French verb départager is “to decide between” or “to settle a dispute.” It is pronounced as “day-par-ta-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word départager comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove” and the word “partage” meaning “division” or “sharing.” Together, they form a verb that means “to remove division” or “to settle a division.”
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical. The verb départager is often used in this tense when talking about decisions that were made in the past and are now uncertain or disputed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il faut que nous ayons départagé cette affaire avant le départ du train. (It is necessary that we have settled this matter before the train leaves.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies départagé le match entre tes amis. (I would have liked for you to have decided the game between your friends.)
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S’il avait suivi mes conseils, il aurait peut-être départagé ses problèmes conjugaux. (If he had followed my advice, he might have resolved his marital problems.)
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It’s important that we have settled this matter before the train leaves.
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I wish you had decided the game between your friends.
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If he had followed my advice, he may have resolved his marital problems.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of départager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie départagé | Je doute que j’aie départagé. | I doubt that I decided. |
tu | aies départagé | Il faut que tu aies départagé. | You must have decided. |
il | ait départagé | Il est possible qu’il ait départagé. | It’s possible he decided. |
elle | ait départagé | Elle craint qu’elle ait départagé. | She fears she decided. |
on | ait départagé | On veut qu’on ait départagé. | We want it to have been decided. |
nous | ayons départagé | Espérons que nous ayons départagé. | Let’s hope we decided. |
vous | ayez départagé | Il est important que vous ayez départagé. | It’s important that you decided. |
ils | aient départagé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient départagé. | They doubt they decided. |
elles | aient départagé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient départagé. | They prefer they decided. |
Other Conjugations for Départager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
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Départager – 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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