Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Introduction to the verb dégrever
The English translation of the French verb dégrever is “to relieve” or “to exempt.”
The infinitive form, dégrever, is pronounced as “day-greh-vay.”
The word dégrever comes from the Old French word “desgrever,” which is derived from the Latin word “disgravare,” meaning “to lighten” or “to release from a burden.” It is most often used in everyday French to indicate the act of removing a burden or obligation.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dégrever is used to express a hypothetical action that would have been relieved in the past. Here are 3 examples:
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Il fallait que je dégrevasse mes dettes avant de pouvoir acheter une maison. (I had to relieve my debts before being able to buy a house.)
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Elle aurait aimé que son mari la dégrevasse de ses responsabilités professionnelles. (She would have liked her husband to relieve her of her professional responsibilities.)
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Nous aurions préféré que le gouvernement dégrevât les taxes pour les entrepreneurs. (We would have preferred the government to exempt taxes for entrepreneurs.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégrever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégravé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégravé. | I wish I had relieved. |
tu | eusses dégravé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégravé. | I wish you had relieved. |
il | eût dégravé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégravé. | I wish he had relieved. |
elle | eût dégravé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégravé. | I wish she had relieved. |
on | eût dégravé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégravé. | I wish one had relieved. |
nous | eussions dégravé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégravé. | I wish we had relieved. |
vous | eussiez dégravé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégravé. | I wish you had relieved. |
ils | eussent dégravé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégravé. | I wish they had relieved. |
elles | eussent dégravé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégravé. | I wish they had relieved. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrever
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Dégrever – 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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