Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Introduction to the verb déferler
The English translation of the French verb déferler is “to surge” or “to roll in waves.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-fair-lay.”
Déferler comes from the French word “ferler,” which means “to furl” or “to roll up.” It is derived from the Latin word “ferire,” which means “to strike.” In everyday French, déferler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Some examples of déferler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que les vagues se soient déferlées plus tôt. (I would have liked the waves to have surged earlier.)
- Nous aurions préféré que la tempête se soit déferlée plus près de la côte. (We would have preferred the storm to have surged closer to the coast.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’ils soient prêts avant que la panique ne se soit déferlée. (They should have been ready before the panic surged.)
In all of these examples, the action of déferler (surging) happened before another past action (aimer, préférer, and falloir). The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used here to express the uncertainty or hypothetical nature of the surging action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déferler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déferlé | Il souhaitait que je eusse déferlé. | He wished I had surged. |
tu | eusses déferlé | Il souhaitait que tu eusses déferlé. | He wished you had surged. |
il | eût déferlé | Il souhaitait qu’il eût déferlé. | He wished he had surged. |
elle | eût déferlé | Il souhaitait qu’elle eût déferlé. | He wished she had surged. |
on | eût déferlé | Il souhaitait qu’on eût déferlé. | He wished one had surged. |
nous | eussions déferlé | Il souhaitait que nous eussions déferlé. | He wished we had surged. |
vous | eussiez déferlé | Il souhaitait que vous eussiez déferlé. | He wished you had surged. |
ils | eussent déferlé | Il souhaitait qu’ils eussent déferlé. | He wished they had surged. |
elles | eussent déferlé | Il souhaitait qu’elles eussent déferlé. | He wished they had surged. |
Other Conjugations for Déferler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
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Déferler – 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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