Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Introduction to the verb décambuter
The English translation of the French verb décambuter is “to tumble”, “to take a tumble” or “to fall head over heels”. It is pronounced as [de-kɑ̃-by-te].
The word décambuter comes from the French words “dé-“, which means “down”, and “cabuter”, which means “to tumble”. It originated in the 18th century and is typically used in casual or colloquial language.
In everyday French, décambuter is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had already happened in the past, but didn’t happen as expected. It can also express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’avais peur que tu décambutes dans les escaliers. (I was afraid that you would take a tumble down the stairs.)
- Il était important que nous ne décambutions pas pendant la présentation. (It was important that we didn’t fall head over heels during the presentation.)
- Elle avait peur qu’il décambutât en faisant du ski. (She was afraid that he would tumble while skiing.)
In all these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that could have happened in a different way, but didn’t. The use of décambuter adds a sense of unpredictability or danger to the actions described.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décambuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décambuté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décambuté. | I wish I had walked a long time ago. |
tu | eusses décambuté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décambuté. | I wish you had walked a long time ago. |
il | eût décambuté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décambuté. | I wish he had walked a long time ago. |
elle | eût décambuté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décambuté. | I wish she had walked a long time ago. |
on | eût décambuté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décambuté. | I wish one had walked a long time ago. |
nous | eussions décambuté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décambuté. | I wish we had walked a long time ago. |
vous | eussiez décambuté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décambuté. | I wish you had walked a long time ago. |
ils | eussent décambuté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décambuté. | I wish they had walked a long time ago. |
elles | eussent décambuté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décambuté. | I wish they had walked a long time ago. |
Other Conjugations for Décambuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
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Décambuter – 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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