Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Introduction to the verb détroncher
The English translation of the French verb détroncher is “to unplug” or “to disconnect.” It is pronounced as “day-tron-shay” in its infinitive form.
Détroncher comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un” or “dis” and the verb “troncher” meaning “to cut.” It originates from the Old French word “tronchier” meaning “to cut off.” In modern French, it is used in a figurative sense to refer to separating or disconnecting something.
In everyday French, détroncher is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express desires, doubts, or hypothetical situations that have already happened. Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’espère que tu aies détronché le téléviseur avant de partir. (I hope you unplugged the TV before leaving.)
- Il ne croyait pas que le câble se fût détronché, mais il a vérifié quand même. (He didn’t believe that the cable had disconnected, but he checked anyway.)
- Nous avions peur qu’elle eût détronché l’ordinateur sans sauvegarder. (We were afraid she had unplugged the computer without saving.)
English translations:
- I hope you unplugged the TV before leaving.
- He didn’t believe that the cable had disconnected, but he checked anyway.
- We were afraid she had unplugged the computer without saving.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of détroncher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie détranché | Je doute que j’aie détranché l’arbre. | I doubt that I uprooted the tree. |
tu | aies détranché | Il faut que tu aies détranché la fleur. | You must have uprooted the flower. |
il | ait détranché | Il est possible qu’il ait détranché la plante. | It’s possible he uprooted the plant. |
elle | ait détranché | Elle craint qu’elle ait détranché les mauvaises herbes. | She fears she uprooted the weeds. |
on | ait détranché | On veut qu’on ait détranché les arbustes. | We want it to have been uprooted. |
nous | ayons détranché | Espérons que nous ayons détranché les plantes mortes. | Let’s hope we uprooted the dead plants. |
vous | ayez détranché | Il est important que vous ayez détranché les racines. | It’s important that you uprooted the roots. |
ils | aient détranché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient détranché les mauvaises herbes. | They doubt they uprooted the weeds. |
elles | aient détranché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient détranché les arbustes. | They prefer they uprooted the bushes. |
Other Conjugations for Détroncher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détroncher
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Détroncher – 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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