Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Introduction to the verb démener
The English translation of the French verb démener is “to struggle” or “to exert oneself.” The infinitive form, démener, is pronounced “day-meh-nay.”
Démener comes from the Old French word desmeiner, meaning “to lead away,” and can also be traced back to the Latin word minari, meaning “to threaten.”
In everyday French, démener is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place in the past and was completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of démener.
Example 1: J’avais déménagé avant que mes parents n’arrivent. (I had moved before my parents arrived.)
Example 2: Elle était partie avant que je ne me démène pour la retrouver. (She had left before I struggled to find her.)
Example 3: Ils avaient déménagé avant que la tempête n’arrive. (They had moved before the storm arrived.)
In all of these examples, the action of démener took place before the action of the second verb (arriver, se démener, arriver), and is therefore conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense.
Overall, démener is a versatile verb that can be used in various tenses and forms to express struggle, effort, or exertion. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to be agitated” or “to be in a frenzy.”
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déméné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déméné. | I wish I had struggled. |
tu | eusses déméné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déméné. | I wish you had struggled. |
il | eût déméné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déméné. | I wish he had struggled. |
elle | eût déméné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déméné. | I wish she had struggled. |
on | eût déméné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déméné. | I wish one had struggled. |
nous | eussions déméné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déméné. | I wish we had struggled. |
vous | eussiez déméné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déméné. | I wish you had struggled. |
ils | eussent déméné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déméné. | I wish they had struggled. |
elles | eussent déméné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déméné. | I wish they had struggled. |
Other Conjugations for Démener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
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Démener – 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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