Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Introduction to the verb délaiter
The English translation of the French verb délaiter is “to dilute” or “to thin out.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-leh-ter.”
Délaiter comes from the Old French word “deloiter,” which means “to dissolve” or “to make less concentrated.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three examples of the usage of délaiter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il fallait que j’aie délaité la sauce avant de l’utiliser pour la recette. (I had to have diluted the sauce before using it for the recipe.)
- Si tu avais délaité le café, il aurait été moins fort. (If you had diluted the coffee, it would have been less strong.)
- Nous aurions dû délaiter le jus de fruit avant de le boire. (We should have diluted the fruit juice before drinking it.)
In all of these examples, délaiter is used to indicate an action that should have been completed in the past, but was not. It is often used in cooking or in other situations where a liquid needs to be thinned out or diluted.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délaité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délaité. | I wish I had skimmed. |
tu | eusses délaité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délaité. | I wish you had skimmed. |
il | eût délaité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délaité. | I wish he had skimmed. |
elle | eût délaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délaité. | I wish she had skimmed. |
on | eût délaité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délaité. | I wish one had skimmed. |
nous | eussions délaité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délaité. | I wish we had skimmed. |
vous | eussiez délaité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délaité. | I wish you had skimmed. |
ils | eussent délaité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délaité. | I wish they had skimmed. |
elles | eussent délaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délaité. | I wish they had skimmed. |
Other Conjugations for Délaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délaiter
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Délaiter – 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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