Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Introduction to the verb décalotter
The English translation of the French verb décalotter is “to uncuff” or “to uncork.” It is pronounced “deh-ka-loh-teh” in its infinitive form.
Décalotter comes from the French word “calotte,” which means “cuff” or “lid.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express something that may have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décalotter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’ai demandé à Pierre de décalotter la bouteille de vin avant de le servir. (I had asked Pierre to uncork the bottle of wine before serving it.)
- Elle souhaitait que je décalotte le champagne pour la célébration. (She wanted me to uncork the champagne for the celebration.)
- Il avait fallu que nous décalottions toutes les bouteilles avant de les mettre au frigo. (We had to uncork all the bottles before putting them in the fridge.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décalotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décalotté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décalotté. | I wish I had removed the foreskin. |
tu | eusses décalotté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décalotté. | I wish you had removed the foreskin. |
il | eût décalotté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décalotté. | I wish he had removed the foreskin. |
elle | eût décalotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décalotté. | I wish she had removed the foreskin. |
on | eût décalotté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décalotté. | I wish one had removed the foreskin. |
nous | eussions décalotté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décalotté. | I wish we had removed the foreskin. |
vous | eussiez décalotté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décalotté. | I wish you had removed the foreskin. |
ils | eussent décalotté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décalotté. | I wish they had removed the foreskin. |
elles | eussent décalotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décalotté. | I wish they had removed the foreskin. |
Other Conjugations for Décalotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalotter
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Décalotter – 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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