Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Introduction to the verb débusquer
The English translation of the French verb débusquer is “to flush out” or “to dislodge.” It is pronounced as “day-buh-skeh.”
Débusquer comes from the Old French word “desbushier,” which comes from the Latin word “disboscare,” meaning “to clear a forest or a thicket.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of forcing someone or something out of hiding or a difficult situation.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, débusquer is conjugated as “j’eusse débusqué,” “tu eusses débusqué,” “il/elle eût débusqué,” “nous eussions débusqué,” “vous eussiez débusqué,” and “ils/elles eussent débusqué.”
Here are three simple examples of débusquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’eusse débusqué le voleur s’il n’avait pas été déguisé. (I would have flushed out the thief if he hadn’t been disguised.)
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Nous eussions débusqué les animaux si nous avions eu des chiens de chasse. (We would have dislodged the animals if we had had hunting dogs.)
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Ils eussent débusqué le trésor s’ils avaient fouillé plus profondément. (They would have flushed out the treasure if they had dug deeper.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débusquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish I had identified the problem. |
tu | eusses débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish you had identified the problem. |
il | eût débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish he had identified the problem. |
elle | eût débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish she had identified the problem. |
on | eût débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish one had identified the problem. |
nous | eussions débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish we had identified the problem. |
vous | eussiez débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish you had identified the problem. |
ils | eussent débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish they had identified the problem. |
elles | eussent débusqué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débusqué le problème. | If I had known, I wish they had identified the problem. |
Other Conjugations for Débusquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débusquer
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Débusquer – 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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