Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Introduction to the verb débrousser
The English translation of the French verb débrousser is “to clear (land/brush)” or “to sort out (a problem).” The infinitive form of débrousser is pronounced “day-broo-say.”
Débrousser comes from the Old French word “desbrousse,” which means “to clear land.” It is derived from the word “brousse,” which refers to thick underbrush or scrub. In everyday French, débrousser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions or events that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Example 1: Si j’avais débroussé cette zone, nous aurions pu y construire une maison. (If I had cleared this area, we could have built a house there.)
Example 2: Elle aurait pu se débrousser toute seule si tu lui avais laissé la chance. (She could have figured it out on her own if you had given her a chance.)
Example 3: Si nous avions débroussé les détails plus tôt, nous n’aurions pas eu autant de problèmes maintenant. (If we had sorted out the details earlier, we wouldn’t have so many problems now.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débrousser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débroussé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débroussé. | I wish I had cleared. |
tu | eusses débroussé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débroussé. | I wish you had cleared. |
il | eût débroussé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débroussé. | I wish he had cleared. |
elle | eût débroussé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débroussé. | I wish she had cleared. |
on | eût débroussé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débroussé. | I wish one had cleared. |
nous | eussions débroussé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débroussé. | I wish we had cleared. |
vous | eussiez débroussé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débroussé. | I wish you had cleared. |
ils | eussent débroussé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débroussé. | I wish they had cleared. |
elles | eussent débroussé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débroussé. | I wish they had cleared. |
Other Conjugations for Débrousser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrousser
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Débrousser – 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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