Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Introduction to the verb débiter
The English translation of the French verb débiter is “to debit” or “to cut up.” It is pronounced as “day-bee-tay” in the infinitive form.
Débiter comes from the Old French word “deboter” meaning “to cut off.” It is derived from the Latin word “debitare” which means “to owe.” In everyday French, débiter is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a completed action in the past that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of débiter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il fallait que j’aie débité tout l’argent avant de partir. (It was necessary that I had debited all the money before leaving.)
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Elle craignait que je n’eusse débité ses vêtements sans son autorisation. (She was afraid that I had cut up her clothes without her permission.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez débité le gâteau avant qu’il ne fonde. (We would have liked for you to have cut up the cake before it melted.)
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It was necessary that I had debited all the money before leaving.
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She was afraid that I had cut up her clothes without her permission.
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We would have liked for you to have cut up the cake before it melted.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débité. | I wish I had debited. |
tu | eusses débité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débité. | I wish you had debited. |
il | eût débité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débité. | I wish he had debited. |
elle | eût débité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débité. | I wish she had debited. |
on | eût débité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débité. | I wish one had debited. |
nous | eussions débité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débité. | I wish we had debited. |
vous | eussiez débité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débité. | I wish you had debited. |
ils | eussent débité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débité. | I wish they had debited. |
elles | eussent débité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débité. | I wish they had debited. |
Other Conjugations for Débiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débiter
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Débiter – 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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