Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Introduction to the verb dégouliner
The English translation of the French verb dégouliner is “to drip” or “to trickle.” It is pronounced as “day-goo-lee-nay.”
Dégouliner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the verb “gouliner” meaning “to flow.” It originated in the 17th century and is most often used in everyday French to describe something that is dripping or running down.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dégouliner is used to express a past action that was not realized or completed. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il ne dégoulinât pas sur mes vêtements. (I wish he hadn’t dripped on my clothes.)
- Il fallait que le chocolat dégoulinât de partout pour qu’elle soit contente. (The chocolate had to be dripping everywhere for her to be happy.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’il ne dégoulina pas d’eau du toit. (We would have preferred if water hadn’t been dripping from the roof.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégouliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégouliné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégouliné. | I wish I had dripped down. |
tu | eusses dégouliné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégouliné. | I wish you had dripped down. |
il | eût dégouliné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégouliné. | I wish he had dripped down. |
elle | eût dégouliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégouliné. | I wish she had dripped down. |
on | eût dégouliné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégouliné. | I wish one had dripped down. |
nous | eussions dégouliné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégouliné. | I wish we had dripped down. |
vous | eussiez dégouliné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégouliné. | I wish you had dripped down. |
ils | eussent dégouliné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégouliné. | I wish they had dripped down. |
elles | eussent dégouliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégouliné. | I wish they had dripped down. |
Other Conjugations for Dégouliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégouliner
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Dégouliner – 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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