Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Introduction to the verb déroder
The English translation of the French verb déroder is “to erode.” It is pronounced “day-roh-day” in its infinitive form.
The word déroder comes from the Latin verb rodere, which means “to gnaw” or “to eat away.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has since evolved to have its current meaning of “to wear away” or “to erode.”
In everyday French, déroder is most commonly used in the subjonctif passé tense, which is used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’espère que le vent n’a pas dérodé le sable de la plage. (I hope the wind didn’t erode the sand on the beach.)
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Il est possible que la pluie ait dérodé les falaises au bord de la mer. (It is possible that the rain eroded the cliffs by the sea.)
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Nous doutons que les racines d’arbre aient dérodé les fondations de la maison. (We doubt that the tree roots eroded the foundations of the house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of déroder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dérodé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie dérodé. | I don’t think I moved. |
tu | aies dérodé | Tu es sûr que tu aies dérodé ? | Are you sure you moved? |
il | ait dérodé | Il faut qu’il ait dérodé avant de venir. | He must have moved before coming. |
elle | ait dérodé | Elle espère qu’elle ait dérodé la voiture. | She hopes she moved the car. |
on | ait dérodé | On cherche quelqu’un qu’on ait dérodé. | We’re looking for someone who moved. |
nous | ayons dérodé | Nous voulons que nous ayons dérodé le meuble. | We want us to have moved the furniture. |
vous | ayez dérodé | Il est préférable que vous ayez dérodé tôt. | It’s preferable that you moved early. |
ils | aient dérodé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dérodé les affaires. | They doubt they moved the belongings. |
elles | aient dérodé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient dérodé les valises. | They hope they moved the suitcases. |
Other Conjugations for Déroder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroder
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Déroder – 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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