Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Introduction to the verb desserrer
The English translation of the French verb desserrer is “to loosen” or “to release.” It is pronounced as “deh-seh-reh” in its infinitive form.
The origins of desserrer come from the French words “des-” meaning “undo” and “serrer” meaning “to tighten,” giving it the overall meaning of “to undo tightening” or “to loosen.”
In everyday French, desserrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses an action that is uncertain or hypothetical in the past. It is commonly used in formal or written language, but can also be used in spoken language. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie desserré ma ceinture pour pouvoir respirer. (I had to loosen my belt to be able to breathe.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas desserré les boulons avant de démonter la machine. (I regret that you didn’t loosen the bolts before dismantling the machine.)
- Nous pensions qu’il aurait desserré les freins, mais apparemment il ne l’a pas fait. (We thought he would have released the brakes, but apparently he didn’t do it.)
Overall, desserrer is a useful verb in French that can describe the action of releasing or loosening something, whether it be a physical object or a metaphorical constraint. It is important to note that in colloquial French, desserrer can also have a slang meaning of “to relax” or “to let go.”
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of desserrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie desserré | Je doute que j’aie desserré la ceinture. | I doubt that I loosened the belt. |
tu | aies desserré | Il est important que tu aies desserré les boulons. | It’s important that you loosened the bolts. |
il | ait desserré | Il est possible qu’il ait desserré la poignée. | It’s possible he loosened the handle. |
elle | ait desserré | Elle craint qu’elle ait desserré les écrous. | She fears she loosened the nuts. |
on | ait desserré | On veut qu’on ait desserré le frein à main. | We want it to have been loosened the handbrake. |
nous | ayons desserré | Espérons que nous ayons desserré les vis. | Let’s hope we loosened the screws. |
vous | ayez desserré | Il est important que vous ayez desserré le levier. | It’s important that you loosened the lever. |
ils | aient desserré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient desserré la pince. | They doubt they loosened the pliers. |
elles | aient desserré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient desserré la pédale. | They prefer they loosened the pedal. |
Other Conjugations for Desserrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
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Desserrer – 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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