Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Introduction to the verb dédaigner
The English translation of the French verb dédaigner is “to scorn” or “to disdain.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-dayn-yay.”
Dédaigner comes from the Old French word “dedain” meaning “scorn” or “contempt.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action that would have taken place before another past action.
Three examples of dédaigner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais dédaigné qu’il m’ait appelé avant le dîner. (I had scorned his call before dinner.)
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Elle avait dédaigné que je lui offre un cadeau pour son anniversaire. (She had disdained my offer of a gift for her birthday.)
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Nous avions dédaigné qu’ils aient fait l’effort de nous rejoindre à la fête. (We had disdained their effort to join us at the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dédaigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dédaigné | Je regrette que je eusse dédaigné. | I regret having scorned. |
tu | eusses dédaigné | Je regrette que tu eusses dédaigné. | I regret you having scorned. |
il | eût dédaigné | Je regrette qu’il eût dédaigné. | I regret he having scorned. |
elle | eût dédaigné | Je regrette qu’elle eût dédaigné. | I regret she having scorned. |
on | eût dédaigné | Je regrette qu’on eût dédaigné. | I regret one having scorned. |
nous | eussions dédaigné | Je regrette que nous eussions dédaigné. | I regret we having scorned. |
vous | eussiez dédaigné | Je regrette que vous eussiez dédaigné. | I regret you having scorned. |
ils | eussent dédaigné | Je regrette qu’ils eussent dédaigné. | I regret they having scorned. |
elles | eussent dédaigné | Je regrette qu’elles eussent dédaigné. | I regret they having scorned. |
Other Conjugations for Dédaigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
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Dédaigner – 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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