Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Introduction to the verb dégeler
The English translation of the French verb dégeler is “to thaw” or “to defrost.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-juh-lay.”
The word dégeler is derived from the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “de-” and the verb “geler” meaning “to freeze.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of melting or thawing frozen food or objects.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dégeler is used to express a hypothetical action that would have been completed in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle “dégelé.”
Here are three examples of dégeler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais peur que tu aies déjà dégelé la viande avant que j’arrive. (I was afraid you had already thawed the meat before I arrived.)
- Il était content que nous ayons enfin dégelé la glace sur le chemin. (He was happy that we had finally thawed the ice on the road.)
- Je me demandais si elle avait dégelé le gâteau avant de le servir. (I was wondering if she had thawed the cake before serving it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégelé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégelé. | I wish I had thawed. |
tu | eusses dégelé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégelé. | I wish you had thawed. |
il | eût dégelé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégelé. | I wish he had thawed. |
elle | eût dégelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégelé. | I wish she had thawed. |
on | eût dégelé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégelé. | I wish one had thawed. |
nous | eussions dégelé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégelé. | I wish we had thawed. |
vous | eussiez dégelé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégelé. | I wish you had thawed. |
ils | eussent dégelé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégelé. | I wish they had thawed. |
elles | eussent dégelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégelé. | I wish they had thawed. |
Other Conjugations for Dégeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégeler
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Dégeler – 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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