Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Introduction to the verb défigurer
The English translation of the French verb défigurer is “to disfigure” or “to deface.” It is pronounced as “deh-fee-goo-ray.”
The word défigurer comes from the Old French word “defigurer,” which was derived from the Latin word “defigurare,” meaning “to disfigure.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of physically altering or damaging someone’s appearance, usually in a negative or malicious way.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, défigurer is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjunctive imperfect tense, followed by the past participle “défiguré.”
Examples:
- Il fallait que je l’eusse défiguré avant qu’il ne se rende compte de ce que j’avais fait. (I had to have disfigured him before he realized what I had done.)
- Si nous étions arrivés plus tôt, nous aurions pu l’empêcher de défigurer le portrait. (If we had arrived earlier, we could have prevented him from defacing the painting.)
- J’étais déçue qu’il se fût défiguré en se faisant tatouer le visage. (I was disappointed that he had disfigured himself by getting a face tattoo.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for me to have disfigured him before he noticed what I had done.
- If we had arrived earlier, we could have stopped him from defacing the painting.
- I was disappointed that he had disfigured himself by getting a face tattoo.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of défigurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse défiguré | Il était nécessaire que je eusse défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for me to have defaced the statue. |
tu | eusses défiguré | Il était nécessaire que tu eusses défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for you to have defaced the statue. |
il | eût défiguré | Il était nécessaire qu’il eût défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for him to have defaced the statue. |
elle | eût défiguré | Il était nécessaire qu’elle eût défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for her to have defaced the statue. |
on | eût défiguré | Il était nécessaire qu’on eût défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for one to have defaced the statue. |
nous | eussions défiguré | Il était nécessaire que nous eussions défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for us to have defaced the statue. |
vous | eussiez défiguré | Il était nécessaire que vous eussiez défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for you to have defaced the statue. |
ils | eussent défiguré | Il était nécessaire qu’ils eussent défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for them to have defaced the statue. |
elles | eussent défiguré | Il était nécessaire qu’elles eussent défiguré la statue. | It was necessary for them to have defaced the statue. |
Other Conjugations for Défigurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
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Défigurer – 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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