Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Introduction to the verb décourager
The English translation of the French verb décourager is “to discourage.” It is pronounced as day-koor-ah-zhay.
The language origin of décourager can be traced back to the Latin word “discouragere,” which means “to deprive of courage.” In everyday French usage, décourager is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express something that could have happened if certain conditions had been met in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais découragé mes amis de participer si j’avais su qu’ils étaient fatigués. (I would have discouraged my friends from participating if I had known they were tired.)
Example 2: Nous aurions découragé les gens de venir à la fête si nous avions su qu’il allait pleuvoir. (We would have discouraged people from coming to the party if we had known it was going to rain.)
Example 3: Vous auriez découragé les élèves de faire cette activité si vous aviez su qu’elle était dangereuse. (You would have discouraged the students from doing this activity if you had known it was dangerous.)
English translations:
Example 1: I would have discouraged my friends from participating if I had known they were tired.
Example 2: We would have discouraged people from coming to the party if we had known it was going to rain.
Example 3: You would have discouraged the students from doing this activity if you had known it was dangerous.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décourager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse découragé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse découragé. | I wish I had discouraged. |
tu | eusses découragé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses découragé. | I wish you had discouraged. |
il | eût découragé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût découragé. | I wish he had discouraged. |
elle | eût découragé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût découragé. | I wish she had discouraged. |
on | eût découragé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût découragé. | I wish one had discouraged. |
nous | eussions découragé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions découragé. | I wish we had discouraged. |
vous | eussiez découragé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez découragé. | I wish you had discouraged. |
ils | eussent découragé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent découragé. | I wish they had discouraged. |
elles | eussent découragé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent découragé. | I wish they had discouraged. |
Other Conjugations for Décourager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
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Décourager – 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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