Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Introduction to the verb détalonner
The English translation of the French verb détalonner is “to unshoe” or “to remove the horseshoes”. The infinitive form, détalonner, is pronounced as “deh-tah-loh-nay”.
Détalonner is derived from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates removal, and the noun “talon” meaning “heel” or “hoof”. It is most often used in the context of horses and refers to the act of removing their horseshoes.
In everyday French, the verb détalonner is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il est possible que le maréchal-ferrant ait détalonné le cheval hier.
(It is possible that the blacksmith removed the horseshoes from the horse yesterday.) -
Je doute qu’elle ait détalonné son cheval avant la compétition.
(I doubt that she removed her horse’s horseshoes before the competition.) -
Si j’avais su que tu avais détalonné mon cheval, je ne t’aurais pas laissé le monter.
(If I had known that you had taken off my horse’s horseshoes, I wouldn’t have let you ride him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of détalonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie détalonné | Mon professeur veut que j’aie détalonné. | My teacher wants me to have removed the heels. |
tu | aies détalonné | Elles ne croient pas que tu aies détalonné. | They don’t believe you removed the heels. |
il | ait détalonné | Je suis étonné qu’il ait détalonné. | I am surprised that he removed the heels. |
elle | ait détalonné | Elle espère qu’elle ait détalonné. | She hopes she removed the heels. |
on | ait détalonné | On souhaite qu’on ait détalonné. | We wish we removed the heels. |
nous | ayons détalonné | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons détalonné. | We are happy that we removed the heels. |
vous | ayez détalonné | Il est important que vous ayez détalonné. | It’s important that you removed the heels. |
ils | aient détalonné | Ils sont incertains qu’ils aient détalonné. | They are unsure if they removed the heels. |
elles | aient détalonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient détalonné. | They prefer they removed the heels. |
Other Conjugations for Détalonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détalonner
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Détalonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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