Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb désenvenimer

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The English translation of the French verb désenvenimer is “to defuse” or “to calm down.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-vuh-nee-may.”

Désenvenimer is a compound verb made up of “dés-” (meaning “undo” or “remove”) and “envenimer” (meaning “to poison” or “to aggravate”). It is derived from the Latin word “venenum” meaning “poison.”

In everyday French, désenvenimer is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a wish or a hypothetical situation that has already happened in the past. It is typically used to describe a situation where tensions or conflicts have been resolved.

Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:

  1. Il faut que nous ayons désenvenimé la situation avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (We needed to have defused the situation before it was too late.)

  2. J’espère que vous ayez réussi à désenvenimer le conflit entre vos amis. (I hope you were able to calm down the conflict between your friends.)

  3. Il aurait fallu que tu aies désenvenimé la dispute au lieu de l’aggraver. (You should have defused the argument instead of aggravating it.)

In these examples, “que” is used before the verb to indicate the Subjonctif Passé tense. The English translations also use the past tense to express the same idea.

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désenvenimer

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie désenvenimé Il est possible que je l’aie désenvenimé. It’s possible that I unvenom it.
tu aies désenvenimé Tu souhaites que tu aies désenvenimé. You wish you unvenom it.
il ait désenvenimé Il est possible qu’il ait désenvenimé. It’s possible he unvenomed it.
elle ait désenvenimé Elle craint qu’elle ait désenvenimé. She fears she unvenomed it.
on ait désenvenimé On veut qu’on ait désenvenimé. We want it to have been unvenomed.
nous ayons désenvenimé Nous souhaitons que nous ayons désenvenimé. We wish we unvenom it.
vous ayez désenvenimé Il est important que vous ayez désenvenimé. It’s important that you unvenom it.
ils aient désenvenimé Ils doutent qu’ils aient désenvenimé. They doubt they unvenomed it.
elles aient désenvenimé Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient désenvenimé. They prefer they unvenomed it.

Other Conjugations for Désenvenimer.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer

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Désenvenimer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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