Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Introduction to the verb débucher
The English translation of the French verb débucher is “to emerge” or “to come out”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-boo-shay”.
The language origin of débucher can be traced back to the Old French word “desbuchier” which meant “to leave the woods” or “to come out of hiding”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that has already been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of débucher used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il ne débuche de sa cachette. (I was afraid that he would emerge from his hiding place.)
- Elle était contente que le soleil ait débuché des nuages. (She was happy that the sun had emerged from the clouds.)
- Nous avions peur qu’ils ne débuchent de la forêt. (We were afraid that they would come out of the forest.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débuché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débuché. | I wish I had flushed out. |
tu | eusses débuché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débuché. | I wish you had flushed out. |
il | eût débuché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débuché. | I wish he had flushed out. |
elle | eût débuché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débuché. | I wish she had flushed out. |
on | eût débuché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débuché. | I wish one had flushed out. |
nous | eussions débuché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débuché. | I wish we had flushed out. |
vous | eussiez débuché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débuché. | I wish you had flushed out. |
ils | eussent débuché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débuché. | I wish they had flushed out. |
elles | eussent débuché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débuché. | I wish they had flushed out. |
Other Conjugations for Débucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
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Débucher – 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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