Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Introduction to the verb déclinquer
The English translation of the French verb déclinquer is “to decline” or “to deteriorate.” It is pronounced as “day-klank-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word déclinquer comes from the Old French word “declinquer,” which is derived from the Latin word “declinare,” meaning “to bend, turn aside, or decline.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action.
Here are three examples of déclinquer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne déclinquasses pas aussi vite. (I wish you hadn’t declined so quickly.)
- Il était probable que leur relation déclinquât après tant d’années. (It was likely that their relationship would decline after so many years.)
- Nous aurions souhaité que la qualité de vie ne déclinquât pas dans cette région. (We would have hoped that the quality of life would not have declined in this region.)
In these examples, déclinquer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or state. It is often used in sentences expressing regret, doubt, or uncertainty about something that has happened or may happen in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déclinquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déclinqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déclinqué. | I wish I had declined. |
tu | eusses déclinqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déclinqué. | I wish you had declined. |
il | eût déclinqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déclinqué. | I wish he had declined. |
elle | eût déclinqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déclinqué. | I wish she had declined. |
on | eût déclinqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déclinqué. | I wish one had declined. |
nous | eussions déclinqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déclinqué. | I wish we had declined. |
vous | eussiez déclinqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déclinqué. | I wish you had declined. |
ils | eussent déclinqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déclinqué. | I wish they had declined. |
elles | eussent déclinqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déclinqué. | I wish they had declined. |
Other Conjugations for Déclinquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
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Déclinquer – 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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