Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Introduction to the verb diffamer
The English translation of the French verb diffamer is “to defame” or “to slander”. It is pronounced as “dee-fah-may” in its infinitive form.
The word diffamer comes from the Old French word “diffamer”, which is derived from the Latin words “dis” meaning “away” and “fama” meaning “reputation”. It is mostly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express doubt or uncertainty about past actions.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il est possible que tu aies diffamé ton ancien patron. (It is possible that you defamed your former boss.)
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J’ai peur qu’elle ait diffamé ma réputation. (I’m afraid she has slandered my reputation.)
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Il était nécessaire que nous ayons diffamé ces rumeurs. (It was necessary for us to have spread these rumors.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express doubt or uncertainty about whether the action of diffaming actually happened. The use of the Subjonctif Passé tense also adds a formal and literary tone to the sentence.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of diffamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie diffamé | Bien qu’il ait diffamé, je suis innocent. | Although he defamed, I am innocent. |
tu | aies diffamé | Il faut que tu aies diffamé. | You must have defamed. |
il | ait diffamé | Il est possible qu’il ait diffamé. | It’s possible he defamed. |
elle | ait diffamé | Elle craint qu’elle ait diffamé. | She fears she defamed. |
on | ait diffamé | On veut qu’on ait diffamé. | We want it to have been defamed. |
nous | ayons diffamé | Espérons que nous ayons diffamé. | Let’s hope we defamed. |
vous | ayez diffamé | Il est important que vous ayez diffamé. | It’s important that you defamed. |
ils | aient diffamé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient diffamé. | They doubt they defamed. |
elles | aient diffamé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient diffamé. | They prefer they defamed. |
Other Conjugations for Diffamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
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Diffamer – 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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