Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Introduction to the verb débrayer
The English translation of the French verb débrayer is “to disengage” or “to release”. The infinitive form of débrayer is pronounced as “day-bray-yay”.
Débrayer comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “brayer” meaning “to engage” or “to set in motion”. It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a completed action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of débrayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais débrayé avant qu’il ne me le demande. (I had disengaged before he asked me.)
- Nous avions débrayé avant que la panne ne se produise. (We had released before the breakdown occurred.)
- Ils avaient débrayé avant que la grève ne soit déclarée. (They had disengaged before the strike was declared.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débrayé | J’aurais préféré que je eusse débrayé. | I would have preferred to have disengaged. |
tu | eusses débrayé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses débrayé. | I would have preferred you had disengaged. |
il | eût débrayé | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût débrayé. | I would have preferred he had disengaged. |
elle | eût débrayé | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût débrayé. | I would have preferred she had disengaged. |
on | eût débrayé | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût débrayé. | I would have preferred one had disengaged. |
nous | eussions débrayé | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions débrayé. | I would have preferred we had disengaged. |
vous | eussiez débrayé | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez débrayé. | I would have preferred you had disengaged. |
ils | eussent débrayé | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent débrayé | I would have preferred they had disengaged. |
elles | eussent débrayé | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent débrayé. | I would have preferred they had disengaged. |
Other Conjugations for Débrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
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Débrayer – 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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