Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Introduction to the verb dérater
The English translation of the French verb dérater is “to mess up” or “to make a mistake.” It is pronounced as “day-ra-ter” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of dérater can be traced back to the Latin word “errare,” meaning “to wander” or “to make a mistake.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in everyday French in various tenses, including the Subjonctif Passé.
The Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used in French to express actions that have already happened in the past, but with a sense of uncertainty or doubt. It is often used in conjunction with the word “que” to introduce the subordinate clause.
Here are three examples of dérater being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
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J’espère que tu n’aies pas dératé ton examen. (I hope you didn’t mess up your exam.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons dératé le projet. (It’s possible that we made a mistake in the project.)
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Je regrette que tu aies dératé notre rendez-vous. (I regret that you messed up our appointment.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dérater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dératé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie dératé. | I don’t think I messed up. |
tu | aies dératé | Il faut que tu aies dératé. | You must have messed up. |
il | ait dératé | Il est possible qu’il ait dératé. | It’s possible he messed up. |
elle | ait dératé | Elle craint qu’elle ait dératé. | She fears she messed up. |
on | ait dératé | On veut qu’on ait dératé. | We want it to have been messed up. |
nous | ayons dératé | Espérons que nous ayons dératé. | Let’s hope we messed up. |
vous | ayez dératé | Il est important que vous ayez dératé. | It’s important that you messed up. |
ils | aient dératé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dératé. | They doubt they messed up. |
elles | aient dératé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dératé. | They prefer they messed up. |
Other Conjugations for Dérater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
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Dérater – 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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