Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Introduction to the verb décorner
The English translation of the French verb décorner is “to dehorn.” It is pronounced as “day-kor-nay” in its infinitive form.
Décorner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the noun “corne” meaning “horn.” It literally translates to “undo horns” and is used to describe the action of removing the horns from an animal, usually through a surgical procedure.
In everyday French, décorner is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or situation that was imagined or desired but did not actually occur. It is often used in conditional or hypothetical statements.
Here are three examples of décorner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies décorné les vaches avant qu’elles ne sortent dans le champ. (I would have preferred if you had dehorned the cows before they went out into the field.)
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Si j’avais suivi les instructions du vétérinaire, le taureau n’aurait pas décorné le cheval. (If I had followed the veterinarian’s instructions, the bull would not have dehorned the horse.)
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Nous aurions aimé que les chèvres aient été décornées avant la fermeture de la ferme. (We would have liked if the goats had been dehorned before the farm closed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décorné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décorné. | I wish I had dehorned. |
tu | eusses décorné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décorné. | I wish you had dehorned. |
il | eût décorné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décorné. | I wish he had dehorned. |
elle | eût décorné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décorné. | I wish she had dehorned. |
on | eût décorné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décorné. | I wish one had dehorned. |
nous | eussions décorné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décorné. | I wish we had dehorned. |
vous | eussiez décorné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décorné. | I wish you had dehorned. |
ils | eussent décorné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décorné. | I wish they had dehorned. |
elles | eussent décorné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décorné. | I wish they had dehorned. |
Other Conjugations for Décorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
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Décorner – 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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