Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Introduction to the verb dégivrer
The English translation of the French verb dégivrer is “to defrost” or “to remove frost.” It is pronounced as “day-zhee-vruh.”
The language origin of dégivrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the word “givre” meaning “frost.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past.
Examples:
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J’espérais que tu eusses dégivré le congélateur avant l’arrivée de tes invités. (I was hoping that you had defrosted the freezer before your guests arrived.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions dégivré la voiture avant de partir en vacances. (We had to defrost the car before leaving for vacation.)
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Je regrettais que mes parents eussent oublié de dégivrer le réfrigérateur. (I was sorry that my parents had forgotten to defrost the refrigerator.)
English translations:
- I was hoping that you had defrosted the freezer before your guests arrived.
- We had to defrost the car before leaving for vacation.
- I was sorry that my parents had forgotten to defrost the refrigerator.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégivrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégivré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégivré la voiture. | I wish I had defrosted the car. |
tu | eusses dégivré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégivré la voiture. | I wish you had defrosted the car. |
il | eût dégivré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégivré la voiture. | I wish he had defrosted the car. |
elle | eût dégivré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégivré la voiture. | I wish she had defrosted the car. |
on | eût dégivré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégivré la voiture. | I wish one had defrosted the car. |
nous | eussions dégivré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégivré la voiture. | I wish we had defrosted the car. |
vous | eussiez dégivré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégivré la voiture. | I wish you had defrosted the car. |
ils | eussent dégivré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégivré la voiture. | I wish they had defrosted the car. |
elles | eussent dégivré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégivré la voiture. | I wish they had defrosted the car. |
Other Conjugations for Dégivrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégivrer
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Dégivrer – 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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