Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Introduction to the verb dégotter
The English translation of the French verb dégotter is “to unearth” or “to dig up”. It is pronounced as “day-got-ay” in the infinitive form.
Dégotter comes from the French word “gotte”, which means “a small piece of metal”. It is derived from the verb “gotter” which means “to chip away at metal”. In everyday French, dégotter is mostly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a rarely used tense that expresses a hypothetical past action that did not happen. It is often used in literature or formal writing.
Examples of dégotter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il aurait fallu que j’aie dégotté cette vieille bouteille dans le grenier avant que le collectionneur vienne. (I would have had to unearth this old bottle in the attic before the collector came.)
- Si tu avais dégotté un billet de loterie gagnant, nous serions riches aujourd’hui. (If you had dug up a winning lottery ticket, we would be rich today.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez dégotté plus d’informations avant de publier l’article. (We would have liked you to have unearthed more information before publishing the article.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégotté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish I had found a new apartment. |
tu | eusses dégotté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish you had found a new apartment. |
il | eût dégotté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish he had found a new apartment. |
elle | eût dégotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish she had found a new apartment. |
on | eût dégotté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish one had found a new apartment. |
nous | eussions dégotté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish we had found a new apartment. |
vous | eussiez dégotté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish you had found a new apartment. |
ils | eussent dégotté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish they had found a new apartment. |
elles | eussent dégotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégotté un nouvel appartement. | I wish they had found a new apartment. |
Other Conjugations for Dégotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégotter
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Dégotter – 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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