Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Introduction to the verb démailloter
The English translation of the French verb démailloter is “to unwrap” or “to unswaddle.” It is pronounced as “day-may-yo-tay.”
Démailloter comes from the French word “maillot,” meaning “swaddling cloth” or “swaddle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu démaillotes le bébé avant de le mettre au lit. (I would have liked you to unwrap the baby before putting him to bed.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous démaillotions les cadeaux avant le début de la fête. (We should have unwrapped the presents before the start of the party.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous démaillotiez les chocolats plus tard. (We would have preferred you to unwrap the chocolates later.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démailloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démailloté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse démailloté mon bébé. | If I had known, I wish I had unwrapped my baby. |
tu | eusses démailloté | Si tu avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses démailloté ton bébé. | If you had known, I wish you had unwrapped your baby. |
il | eût démailloté | Si il avait su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût démailloté son bébé. | If he had known, I wish he had unwrapped his baby. |
elle | eût démailloté | Si elle avait su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démailloté son bébé. | If she had known, I wish she had unwrapped her baby. |
on | eût démailloté | Si on avait su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût démailloté son bébé. | If one had known, I wish one had unwrapped their baby. |
nous | eussions démailloté | Si nous avions su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions démailloté notre bébé. | If we had known, I wish we had unwrapped our baby. |
vous | eussiez démailloté | Si vous aviez su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démailloté votre bébé. | If you had known, I wish you had unwrapped your baby. |
ils | eussent démailloté | Si ils avaient su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démailloté leur bébé. | If they had known, I wish they had unwrapped their baby. |
elles | eussent démailloté | Si elles avaient su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démailloté leur bébé. | If they had known, I wish they had unwrapped their baby. |
Other Conjugations for Démailloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
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Démailloter – 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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