Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Introduction to the verb débâter
The English translation of the French verb débâter is “to unhitch” or “to unfasten”. It is pronounced “day-bah-tay”.
Débâter comes from the Latin word “debattuere” meaning “to beat off” or “to fight back”. In French, it is most often used in its reflexive form “se débâter”. In everyday French, it can be used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais espéré que tu te sois débâtu avant que l’orage n’éclate. (I had hoped that you had unhitched yourself before the storm broke out.)
- Elle était tellement fatiguée qu’elle se soit débâtie dès qu’elle est rentrée chez elle. (She was so tired that she unhitched herself as soon as she got home.)
- Ils ne croyaient pas que nous nous soyons débâtus de nos préjugés aussi rapidement. (They didn’t believe that we had unhitched ourselves from our prejudices so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débâté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débâté. | I wish I had unhitched. |
tu | eusses débâté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débâté. | I wish you had unhitched. |
il | eût débâté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débâté. | I wish he had unhitched. |
elle | eût débâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débâté. | I wish she had unhitched. |
on | eût débâté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débâté. | I wish one had unhitched. |
nous | eussions débâté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débâté. | I wish we had unhitched. |
vous | eussiez débâté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débâté. | I wish you had unhitched. |
ils | eussent débâté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débâté. | I wish they had unhitched. |
elles | eussent débâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débâté. | I wish they had unhitched. |
Other Conjugations for Débâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
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Débâter – 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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