Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Introduction to the verb désencrasser
The English translation of the French verb désencrasser is “to unclog” or “to clean out”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zahn-krah-say”.
The word désencrasser is a combination of the prefix dés- (meaning “un-” or “de-” in English) and the verb encrasser (meaning “to clog” or “to dirty”). It is considered a French neologism, as it was created in the 19th century to describe the action of removing dirt or debris from an object or space.
In everyday French, désencrasser is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb avoir or être, followed by the past participle of désencrasser.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies désencrassé le lavabo avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I would have preferred that you had unclogged the sink before the guests arrived.)
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Il est possible que le plombier ait désencrassé les tuyaux hier. (It is possible that the plumber unclogged the pipes yesterday.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous soyez venus nous aider à désencrasser la gouttière. (We would have liked for you to have come help us clean out the gutter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désencrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désencrassé | Il est possible que j’aie désencrassé. | It’s possible I unclogged. |
tu | aies désencrassé | Il faut que tu aies désencrassé. | You must have unclogged. |
il | ait désencrassé | Il est essentiel qu’il ait désencrassé. | It’s essential he unclogged. |
elle | ait désencrassé | Elle doute qu’elle ait désencrassé. | She doubts she unclogged. |
on | ait désencrassé | On veut qu’on ait désencrassé. | We want it to have been unclogged. |
nous | ayons désencrassé | Espérons que nous ayons désencrassé. | Let’s hope we unclogged. |
vous | ayez désencrassé | Il est important que vous ayez désencrassé. | It’s important that you unclogged. |
ils | aient désencrassé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient désencrassé. | They doubt they unclogged. |
elles | aient désencrassé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient désencrassé. | They prefer they unclogged. |
Other Conjugations for Désencrasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrasser
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Désencrasser – 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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