Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Introduction to the verb démancher
The English translation of the French verb démancher is “to unscrew” or “to remove the handle.” It is pronounced “day-mon-shay.”
Démancher is derived from the French word “manche,” meaning handle, and the prefix “dé-,” indicating the removal of something. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of unscrewing or removing the handle of an object, such as a tool or piece of furniture.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, démancher is conjugated as follows:
- J’eusse démanché (I had unscrewed)
- Tu eusses démanché (You had unscrewed)
- Il eût démanché (He had unscrewed)
- Nous eussions démanché (We had unscrewed)
- Vous eussiez démanché (You had unscrewed)
- Ils eussent démanché (They had unscrewed)
Three simple examples of démancher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’eusse démanché le robinet s’il ne s’était pas cassé. (I had unscrewed the faucet if it hadn’t broken.)
- Tu eusses démanché la poignée de la porte avant de la peindre. (You had unscrewed the door handle before painting it.)
- Elle eût démanché la roue du vélo si elle avait eu la bonne clé. (She had unscrewed the bike wheel if she had the right key.)
English translations:
- I had unscrewed the faucet if it hadn’t broken.
- You had unscrewed the door handle before painting it.
- She had unscrewed the bike wheel if she had the right key.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démanché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démanché. | I wish I had taken off. |
tu | eusses démanché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démanché. | I wish you had taken off. |
il | eût démanché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démanché. | I wish he had taken off. |
elle | eût démanché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démanché. | I wish she had taken off. |
on | eût démanché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démanché. | I wish one had taken off. |
nous | eussions démanché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démanché. | I wish we had taken off. |
vous | eussiez démanché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démanché. | I wish you had taken off. |
ils | eussent démanché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démanché. | I wish they had taken off. |
elles | eussent démanché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démanché. | I wish they had taken off. |
Other Conjugations for Démancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démancher
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Démancher – 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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