Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Introduction to the verb déborder
The English translation of the French verb déborder is “to overflow” or “to spill over.” The infinitive form of déborder is pronounced as “day-bor-day.”
Déborder comes from the Old French word “desborder,” which is derived from the Latin “dis-,” meaning “apart,” and “bordum,” meaning “edge.” In everyday French, déborder is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples of déborder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il était si en colère qu’il avait débordé avant que je n’arrive. (He was so angry that he had already exploded before I arrived.)
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Nous n’avions pas réalisé que la rivière avait débordé jusqu’à ce qu’il soit trop tard. (We had not realized that the river had overflowed until it was too late.)
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Ils étaient tellement excités qu’ils avaient débordé d’énergie avant le début du spectacle. (They were so excited that they had overflowed with energy before the start of the show.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déborder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débordé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débordé. | I wish I had overflowed. |
tu | eusses débordé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débordé. | I wish you had overflowed. |
il | eût débordé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débordé. | I wish he had overflowed. |
elle | eût débordé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débordé. | I wish she had overflowed. |
on | eût débordé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débordé. | I wish one had overflowed. |
nous | eussions débordé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débordé. | I wish we had overflowed. |
vous | eussiez débordé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débordé. | I wish you had overflowed. |
ils | eussent débordé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débordé. | I wish they had overflowed. |
elles | eussent débordé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débordé. | I wish they had overflowed. |
Other Conjugations for Déborder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
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Déborder – 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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