Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Introduction to the verb décintrer
The English translation of the French verb décintrer is “to loosen or unbuckle”, and the infinitive form is pronounced as “day-sahn-tray”.
The word décintrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates reversal or removal, and the verb “cintrer”, which means to bend or shape. It is most commonly used to refer to the action of loosening or unfastening something that has been previously tightened or fastened.
In everyday French, décintrer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of décintrer.
Here are three examples of décintrer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Je regrettais que tu aies décintré ton pantalon avant la cérémonie. (I regretted that you had loosened your pants before the ceremony.)
- Il fallait que nous eussions décintré la ceinture pour pouvoir retirer la robe. (We needed to have unfastened the belt in order to remove the dress.)
- J’espérais que vous fussiez arrivés avant que j’aie décintré la cargaison. (I was hoping that you had arrived before I had loosened the cargo.)
Overall, décintrer is a versatile verb that can be used in a variety of contexts to express the action of unbuckling or loosening something. It is also commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to convey an unreal or hypothetical past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décintrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décintré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décintré. | I wish I had taken off my belt. |
tu | eusses décintré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décintré. | I wish you had taken off your belt. |
il | eût décintré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décintré. | I wish he had taken off his belt. |
elle | eût décintré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décintré. | I wish she had taken off her belt. |
on | eût décintré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décintré. | I wish one had taken off one’s belt. |
nous | eussions décintré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décintré. | I wish we had taken off our belts. |
vous | eussiez décintré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décintré. | I wish you had taken off y |
Other Conjugations for Décintrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
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Décintrer – 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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