Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Introduction to the verb décharner
The English translation of the French verb décharner is “to disinter” or “to unearth”. It is pronounced as “day-shar-nay” in its infinitive form.
Décharner comes from the Old French word “descharnier” which means “to remove or dig up from the ground”. It is derived from the Latin word “discarnare” which means “to remove the flesh from”. In everyday French, décharner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense.
The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that has happened before another past action in the subjunctive mood. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imperfect Subjunctive, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
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Il fallait que j’eusse décharné le corps avant de le transporter à la morgue.
English translation: I had to disinter the body before transporting it to the morgue. -
Elle ne croyait pas que les scientifiques eussent décharné les ossements pour les étudier.
English translation: She didn’t believe that the scientists had unearthed the bones to study them. -
Nous étions heureux que le cimetière eût été décharné avant la célébration de la fête des morts.
English translation: We were happy that the cemetery had been dug up before the celebration of the Day of the Dead.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décharner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décharné | J’aurais voulu que je eusse décharné. | I wish I had exhumed. |
tu | eusses décharné | J’aurais voulu que tu eusses décharné. | I wish you had exhumed. |
il | eût décharné | J’aurais voulu qu’il eût décharné. | I wish he had exhumed. |
elle | eût décharné | J’aurais voulu qu’elle eût décharné. | I wish she had exhumed. |
on | eût décharné | J’aurais voulu qu’on eût décharné. | I wish one had exhumed. |
nous | eussions décharné | J’aurais voulu que nous eussions décharné. | I wish we had exhumed. |
vous | eussiez décharné | J’aurais voulu que vous eussiez décharné. | I wish you had exhumed. |
ils | eussent décharné | J’aurais voulu qu’ils eussent décharné. | I wish they had exhumed. |
elles | eussent décharné | J’aurais voulu qu’elles eussent décharné. | I wish they had exhumed. |
Other Conjugations for Décharner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
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Décharner – 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
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