Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Introduction to the verb démerder
The English translation of the French verb démerder is “to manage” or “to sort out”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-mair-day”.
The word démerder comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the word “merde” which means “shit” or “mess”. It is a slang verb that originated in French street language and is most often used in informal contexts.
In everyday French, démerder is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past situation that could have been managed differently or better. This tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the subjonctif imparfait tense with the past participle of the verb démerder.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais dû me démerder pour trouver un moyen de transport. (I should have managed to find a means of transportation.)
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Tu aurais mieux fait de te démerder avant que les choses ne deviennent compliquées. (You should have sorted things out before they became complicated.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils se démerdent pour réparer la voiture en panne. (They should have managed to fix the broken car.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démerder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démêlé | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse démêlé. | I wish I had figured out. |
tu | eusses démêlé | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses démêlé. | I wish you had figured out. |
il | eût démêlé | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût démêlé. | I wish he had figured out. |
elle | eût démêlé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût démêlé. | I wish she had figured out. |
on | eût démêlé | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût démêlé. | I wish one had figured out. |
nous | eussions démêlé | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions démêlé. | I wish we had figured out. |
vous | eussiez démêlé | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez démêlé. | I wish you had figured out. |
ils | eussent démêlé | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent démêlé. | I wish they had figured out. |
elles | eussent démêlé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent démêlé. | I wish they had figured out. |
Other Conjugations for Démerder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démerder
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Démerder – 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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