Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Introduction to the verb détoner
The English translation of the French verb détoner is “to detonate.” It is pronounced as “day-toe-nay.”
Détoner comes from the Latin word “detonare,” which means “to thunder.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples:
- J’espère que cette bombe n’ait pas détoné. (I hope that this bomb did not detonate.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient détoné la bombe avant de s’enfuir. (It is possible that they detonated the bomb before fleeing.)
- Je doute qu’il ait détoné cette grenade par accident. (I doubt that he accidentally detonated that grenade.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of détoner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie détoné | Je ne pense pas que j’aie détoné. | I don’t think I detonated. |
tu | aies détoné | Il faut que tu aies détoné. | You must have detonated. |
il | ait détoné | Il est possible qu’il ait détoné. | It’s possible he detonated. |
elle | ait détoné | Elle dit qu’elle ait détoné. | She says she detonated. |
on | ait détoné | On exige qu’on ait détoné. | We demand that it was detonated. |
nous | ayons détoné | Il est important que nous ayons détoné. | It’s important that we detonated. |
vous | ayez détoné | J’aimerais que vous ayez détoné. | I would like you to detonate. |
ils | aient détoné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient détoné. | They doubt they detonated. |
elles | aient détoné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient détoné. | They prefer they detonated. |
Other Conjugations for Détoner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
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Détoner – 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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