Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Introduction to the verb déharder
The English translation of the French verb déharder is “to soften” or “to make soft.” It is pronounced as “day-ar-day.”
Déharder comes from the Latin word “deharden” which means to make soft. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood.
Here are three simple examples of déharder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais déhardé le beurre avant de l’utiliser dans la recette. (I had softened the butter before using it in the recipe.)
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Il fallait que tu aies déhardé les fruits avant de les mettre dans la salade. (You had to have softened the fruits before putting them in the salad.)
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Nous aurions déhardé la viande si nous avions eu plus de temps pour cuisiner. (We would have softened the meat if we had more time to cook.)
In each of these examples, déharder is used in the past tense to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is often used in more formal or literary contexts in French.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déharder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déhardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déhardé. | I wish I had unhardened. |
tu | eusses déhardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déhardé. | I wish you had unhardened. |
il | eût déhardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déhardé. | I wish he had unhardened. |
elle | eût déhardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déhardé. | I wish she had unhardened. |
on | eût déhardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déhardé. | I wish one had unhardened. |
nous | eussions déhardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déhardé. | I wish we had unhardened. |
vous | eussiez déhardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déhardé. | I wish you had unhardened. |
ils | eussent déhardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déhardé. | I wish they had unhardened. |
elles | eussent déhardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déhardé. | I wish they had unhardened. |
Other Conjugations for Déharder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
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Déharder – 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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