Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Introduction to the verb délayer
The English translation of the French verb délayer is “to dilute” or “to thin out.” It is pronounced as “day-lay-yay” in the infinitive form.
Délayer comes from the Old French word “deloier,” which means “to loosen” or “to untie.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or imagined action that took place before another past action.
Examples of délayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il voulait que j’aie délayé la sauce avant de l’ajouter au plat. (He wanted me to have diluted the sauce before adding it to the dish.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez délayé le sucre dans l’eau avant d’y ajouter les fruits. (We would have preferred for you to have thinned out the sugar in the water before adding the fruits.)
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Ils souhaitaient que j’eusse délayé la peinture avant de la mettre sur le mur. (They wished for me to have diluted the paint before putting it on the wall.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délayé. | I wish I had diluted. |
tu | eusses délayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délayé. | I wish you had diluted. |
il | eût délayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délayé. | I wish he had diluted. |
elle | eût délayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délayé. | I wish she had diluted. |
on | eût délayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délayé. | I wish one had diluted. |
nous | eussions délayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délayé. | I wish we had diluted. |
vous | eussiez délayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délayé. | I wish you had diluted. |
ils | eussent délayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délayé. | I wish they had diluted. |
elles | eussent délayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délayé. | I wish they had diluted. |
Other Conjugations for Délayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
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Délayer – 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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