Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Introduction to the verb délatter
The English translation of the French verb délatter is “to weed out” or “to eliminate.”
Pronunciation: The infinitive form of délatter is pronounced “day-lah-tay.”
Language origin: The word délatter comes from the Old French verb “delater,” which means “to uproot” or “to weed out.”
Usage in Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense: The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical past action that should have happened before another past event. Délatter is most often used in this tense to express something that should have been eliminated or weeded out before a specific event in the past.
Examples:
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Il aurait fallu que tu délatte les mauvaises herbes avant qu’elles n’étouffent les fleurs. (You should have weeded out the weeds before they suffocated the flowers.)
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J’aurais dû délatter les membres corrompus du conseil avant qu’ils ne ruinassent notre réputation. (I should have weeded out the corrupt members of the council before they ruined our reputation.)
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Il aurait été préférable que le gouvernement délatte les terroristes avant qu’ils ne commettent leur attentat. (It would have been better if the government had weeded out the terrorists before they committed their attack.)
English translations:
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It was necessary for you to weed out the weeds before they suffocated the flowers.
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I should have eliminated the corrupt members of the council before they ruined our reputation.
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It would have been preferable for the government to eliminate the terrorists before they committed their attack.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délatté | Je crois que j’aurais eusse délatté. | I think I would have denounced. |
tu | eusses délatté | Je crois que tu aurais eusses délatté. | I think you would have denounced. |
il | eût délatté | Je crois qu’il aurait eût délatté. | I think he would have denounced. |
elle | eût délatté | Je crois qu’elle aurait eût délatté. | I think she would have denounced. |
on | eût délatté | Je crois qu’on aurait eût délatté. | I think one would have denounced. |
nous | eussions délatté | Je crois que nous aurions eussions délatté. | I think we would have denounced. |
vous | eussiez délatté | Je crois que vous auriez eussiez délatté. | I think you would have denounced. |
ils | eussent délatté | Je crois qu’ils auraient eussent délatté. | I think they would have denounced. |
elles | eussent délatté | Je crois qu’elles auraient eussent délatté. | I think they would have denounced. |
Other Conjugations for Délatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délatter
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Délatter – 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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