Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Introduction to the verb débâcler
The English translation of the French verb débâcler is “to collapse” or “to fail.” It is pronounced as [dey-bah-klay] in its infinitive form.
Débâcler comes from the Old French word “desbacler” which means “to unbend” or “to unfasten.” It is derived from the Latin word “de-” meaning “off” and “baculum” meaning “stick.” In everyday French, débâcler is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Examples of débâcler in Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur que mes projets débâclent si je n’avais pas pris des mesures préventives. (I was afraid that my plans would fail if I hadn’t taken preventive measures.)
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Il pensait que si son entreprise avait débâclé, il n’aurait jamais réussi à se relever. (He thought that if his company had collapsed, he would have never been able to recover.)
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Elle s’en voulait de ne pas avoir écouté ses amis, car si elle l’avait fait, elle n’aurait pas débâclé son mariage. (She regretted not listening to her friends, because if she had, she wouldn’t have ruined her marriage.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débâcler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débâclé | Il est possible que je eusse débâclé. | It is possible that I had failed. |
tu | eusses débâclé | Il est possible que tu eusses débâclé. | It is possible that you had failed. |
il | eût débâclé | Il est possible qu’il eût débâclé. | It is possible that he had failed. |
elle | eût débâclé | Il est possible qu’elle eût débâclé. | It is possible that she had failed. |
on | eût débâclé | Il est possible qu’on eût débâclé. | It is possible that one had failed. |
nous | eussions débâclé | Il est possible que nous eussions débâclé. | It is possible that we had failed. |
vous | eussiez débâclé | Il est possible que vous eussiez débâclé. | It is possible that you had failed. |
ils | eussent débâclé | Il est possible qu’ils eussent débâclé. | It is possible that they had failed. |
elles | eussent débâclé | Il est possible qu’elles eussent débâclé. | It is possible that they had failed. |
Other Conjugations for Débâcler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
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Débâcler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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