Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Introduction to the verb dévaluer
The English translation of the French verb dévaluer is “to devalue.” It is pronounced as “day-vah-lay.”
Dévaluer comes from the Latin word “devalere,” meaning “to lower in value.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the decrease or reduction in value of something, such as currency or assets.
In the subjunctive passé tense, dévaluer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Il est possible que la monnaie se soit dévalorisée pendant la crise économique. (It is possible that the currency devalued during the economic crisis.)
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J’aurais aimé que la maison ne se dévalue pas autant. (I would have liked the house to not have devalued so much.)
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Je suis contente que mes actions ne se soient pas dévalorisées après l’annonce de la faillite de l’entreprise. (I am glad that my stocks did not devalue after the announcement of the company’s bankruptcy.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dévaluer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dévalué | Je suis désolé que j’aie dévalué. | I’m sorry that I devalued. |
tu | aies dévalué | Il est possible que tu aies dévalué. | It’s possible you devalued. |
il | ait dévalué | Il est important qu’il ait dévalué. | It’s important he devalued. |
elle | ait dévalué | Elle redoute qu’elle ait dévalué. | She fears she devalued. |
on | ait dévalué | On préfère qu’on ait dévalué. | We prefer that it has been devalued. |
nous | ayons dévalué | Nous espérons que nous ayons dévalué. | We hope we devalued. |
vous | ayez dévalué | Il est possible que vous ayez dévalué. | It’s possible you devalued. |
ils | aient dévalué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dévalué. | They doubt they devalued. |
elles | aient dévalué | Elles sont heureuses qu’elles aient dévalué. | They are happy that they devalued. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaluer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaluer
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Dévaluer – 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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