Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Introduction to the verb dériver
The English translation of the French verb dériver is “to derive” or “to originate from.” It is pronounced as “day-ree-vay.”
Dériver comes from the Latin word “derivare,” which means “to draw off” or “to lead away.” In everyday French, dériver is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that may have happened in the past and possibly influenced the present. It is also commonly used in expressions related to the origin or source of something.
Example 1: Il est possible que cette idée ait dérivé de ses lectures.
Translation: It is possible that this idea may have originated from his readings.
Example 2: Je doute que cette rumeur ait dérivé d’une simple coïncidence.
Translation: I doubt that this rumor may have stemmed from a simple coincidence.
Example 3: Il est important que nous comprenions d’où dérive cette tradition.
Translation: It is important that we understand where this tradition derives from.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dériver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dérivé | Il est important que j’aie dérivé. | It’s important that I have derived. |
tu | aies dérivé | Il faut que tu aies dérivé. | You must have derived. |
il | ait dérivé | Il est possible qu’il ait dérivé. | It’s possible he derived. |
elle | ait dérivé | Elle a peur qu’elle ait dérivé. | She is afraid she derived. |
on | ait dérivé | On préfère qu’on ait dérivé. | We prefer it to have been derived. |
nous | ayons dérivé | Espérons que nous ayons dérivé. | Let’s hope we derived. |
vous | ayez dérivé | Profitez-en pour vous ayez dérivé. | Take the opportunity to have derived. |
ils | aient dérivé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dérivé. | They doubt they derived. |
elles | aient dérivé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient dérivé. | They fear they derived. |
Other Conjugations for Dériver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
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Dériver – 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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