Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Introduction to the verb délainer
The English translation of the French verb délainer is “to shear (a sheep)”. It is pronounced as “day-lay-nay”.
Délainer is derived from the Old French word “delaigner”, which means “to pluck” or “to strip”. Its root word is “laine”, which means “wool”. In everyday French, délainer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or imaginary action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of délainer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies délainé ces moutons hier. (I wish you had sheared these sheep yesterday.)
- Il m’avait dit qu’il avait délainé toutes les brebis avant de partir. (He had told me that he had sheared all the ewes before leaving.)
- Nous aurions pu obtenir plus de laine si nous avions délainé les moutons plus tôt. (We could have gotten more wool if we had sheared the sheep earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délainé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délainé. | I wish I had removed the wool from. |
tu | eusses délainé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délainé. | I wish you had removed the wool from. |
il | eût délainé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délainé. | I wish he had removed the wool from. |
elle | eût délainé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délainé. | I wish she had removed the wool from. |
on | eût délainé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délainé. | I wish one had removed the wool from. |
nous | eussions délainé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délainé. | I wish we had removed the wool from. |
vous | eussiez délainé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délainé. | I wish you had removed the wool from. |
ils | eussent délainé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délainé. | I wish they had removed the wool from. |
elles | eussent délainé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délainé. | I wish they had removed the wool from. |
Other Conjugations for Délainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délainer
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Délainer – 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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