Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Introduction to the verb débrouiller
The English translation of the French verb débrouiller is “to sort out” or “to manage”. It is pronounced as [day-broo-yay].
Débrouiller comes from the word “brouiller” which means “to confuse” or “to jumble”. The prefix “dé-” adds a sense of undoing or untangling, making débrouiller literally mean “to unconfuse” or “to untangle”. In everyday French, débrouiller is used in a variety of contexts to refer to managing or sorting out a situation, problem, or task.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, débrouiller is used to express actions or situations that could have happened in the past, but did not. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of débrouiller.
Three simple examples of débrouiller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Nous aurions dû débrouiller cette affaire avant qu’elle ne devienne un problème. (We should have sorted out this matter before it became a problem.)
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Si vous aviez débrouillé vos affaires plus tôt, vous n’auriez pas raté votre train. (If you had managed your things earlier, you wouldn’t have missed your train.)
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Il aurait fallu que je me débrouille pour trouver un moyen de transport avant que le magasin ne ferme. (I would have had to manage to find a means of transportation before the store closed.)
English translations are provided in parentheses for each example.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débrouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débrouillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débrouillé. | I wish I had figured it out. |
tu | eusses débrouillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débrouillé. | I wish you had figured it out. |
il | eût débrouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débrouillé. | I wish he had figured it out. |
elle | eût débrouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débrouillé. | I wish she had figured it out. |
on | eût débrouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débrouillé. | I wish one had figured it out. |
nous | eussions débrouillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débrouillé. | I wish we had figured it out. |
vous | eussiez débrouillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débrouillé. | I wish you had figured it out. |
ils | eussent débrouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débrouillé. | I wish they had figured it out. |
elles | eussent débrouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débrouillé. | I wish they had figured it out. |
Other Conjugations for Débrouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrouiller
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Débrouiller – 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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