Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Introduction to the verb défaufiler
The English translation of the French verb défaufiler is “to unpick” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-foe-fee-lay.”
Défaufiler is derived from the verb “faufiler,” which means “to slip through” or “to thread.” The prefix “dé-” adds a sense of undoing or reversing to the verb, so défaufiler can be understood as undoing the action of faufiler.
In everyday French, défaufiler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that has already taken place in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive mood of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of défaufiler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies défaufilé ce pull avant de le donner à ta sœur.
(I wish you had unpicked this sweater before giving it to your sister.) -
Il fallait que j’eusse défaufilé tous les points avant de recommencer le tricot.
(I had to have unpicked all the stitches before restarting the knitting.) -
Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas défaufilé ces coutures avant de coudre les deux pièces ensemble.
(I regret that you didn’t unpick these seams before sewing the two pieces together.)
In all three examples, défaufiler is used in the hypothetical sense, expressing an action that did not actually take place in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of défaufiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse défait | J’aurais aimé que je eusse défait. | I wish I had undone. |
tu | eusses défait | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses défait. | I wish you had undone. |
il | eût défait | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût défait. | I wish he had undone. |
elle | eût défait | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût défait. | I wish she had undone. |
on | eût défait | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût défait. | I wish one had undone. |
nous | eussions défait | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions défait. | I wish we had undone. |
vous | eussiez défait | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez défait. | I wish you had undone. |
ils | eussent défait | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent défait. | I wish they had undone. |
elles | eussent défait | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent défait. | I wish they had undone. |
Other Conjugations for Défaufiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
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Défaufiler – 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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