Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Introduction to the verb débroussailler
The English translation of the French verb débroussailler is “to clear (land or vegetation)”. In French, the infinitive form is pronounced as “day-broo-say-yay”.
Débroussailler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” and “broussaille”, which refers to thick, tangled vegetation. The word can also be broken down to “débrouiller” meaning “to untangle” and “saillir” meaning “to protrude”. It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of clearing land or vegetation to make it more accessible or usable.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, débroussailler is conjugated as follows:
j’eusse débroussaillé
tu eusses débroussaillé
il/elle eût débroussaillé
nous eussions débroussaillé
vous eussiez débroussaillé
ils/elles eussent débroussaillé
Here are three simple examples of débroussailler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débroussaillé le jardin avant l’arrivée des invités. (I would have liked you to have cleared the garden before the guests arrived.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions débroussaillé la forêt pour trouver notre chemin. (We had to have cleared the forest to find our way.)
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Si vous eussiez débroussaillé cette partie du terrain, nous aurions pu y construire une maison. (If you had cleared this part of the land, we could have built a house there.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débroussailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débroussaillé. | I wish I had cleared the brush. |
tu | eusses débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débroussaillé. | I wish you had cleared the brush. |
il | eût débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débroussaillé. | I wish he had cleared the brush. |
elle | eût débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débroussaillé. | I wish she had cleared the brush. |
on | eût débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débroussaillé. | I wish one had cleared the brush. |
nous | eussions débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débroussaillé. | I wish we had cleared the brush. |
vous | eussiez débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débroussaillé. | I wish you had cleared the brush. |
ils | eussent débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débroussaillé. | I wish they had cleared the brush. |
elles | eussent débroussaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débroussaillé. | I wish they had cleared the brush. |
Other Conjugations for Débroussailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débroussailler
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Débroussailler – 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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