Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb “décaver” is “to break, to fall apart, to collapse.” The infinitive form of décaver is pronounced as “day-kah-vair.”
Décaver comes from the Old French word “descaver” meaning “to let out of the cave.” In everyday French, décaver is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or imagined past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
- J’avais peur que ma voiture ait décavé pendant mon voyage. (I was afraid that my car had broken down during my trip.)
- Il était étonné que son équipe ait décavé si vite après un bon début de saison. (He was surprised that his team had collapsed so quickly after a good start to the season.)
- Nous étions tristes que notre relation ait décavé après tant d’années ensemble. (We were sad that our relationship had fallen apart after so many years together.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décavé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décavé. | I wish I had partied too much |
tu | eusses décavé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décavé. | I wish you had partied too much |
il | eût décavé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décavé. | I wish he had partied too much |
elle | eût décavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décavé. | I wish she had partied too much |
on | eût décavé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décavé. | I wish one had partied too much |
nous | eussions décavé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décavé. | I wish we had partied too much |
vous | eussiez décavé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décavé. | I wish you had partied too much |
ils | eussent décavé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décavé. | I wish they had partied too much |
elles | eussent décavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décavé. | I wish they had partied too much |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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Décaver – 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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