Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Introduction to the verb désorienter
The English translation of the French verb désorienter is “to disorient” or “to confuse.” It is pronounced as “day-zoh-ree-ohn-tay.”
The word désorienter comes from the Latin word “orientare,” which means “to orient,” combined with the prefix “des-” meaning “away from.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the subjective past tense. This tense is used to express a wish, emotion, or hypothetical situation in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’aies pas désorienté. (I wish you hadn’t disoriented me.)
Example 2: Il était dommage que le plan de la ville nous ait désorientés. (It was a shame that the city map had confused us.)
Example 3: Nous aurions préféré que le GPS ne nous ait pas désorientés. (We would have preferred if the GPS hadn’t disoriented us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désorienter
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
| je | aie désorienté | Je doute que j’aie désorienté. | I doubt that I disoriented. |
| tu | aies désorienté | Il faut que tu aies désorienté. | You must have disoriented. |
| il | ait désorienté | Il est possible qu’il ait désorienté. | It’s possible he disoriented. |
| elle | ait désorienté | Elle craint qu’elle ait désorienté. | She fears she disoriented. |
| on | ait désorienté | On veut qu’on ait désorienté. | We want it to have been disoriented. |
| nous | ayons désorienté | Espérons que nous ayons désorienté. | Let’s hope we disoriented. |
| vous | ayez désorienté | Il est important que vous ayez désorienté. | It’s important that you disoriented. |
| ils | aient désorienté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient désorienté. | They doubt they disoriented. |
| elles | aient désorienté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient désorienté. | They prefer they disoriented. |
Other Conjugations for Désorienter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désorienter
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Désorienter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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