Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Introduction to the verb démoraliser
The English translation of the French verb démoraliser is “to demoralize.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-moh-rah-lee-zay.”
The word démoraliser comes from the French word “moral” meaning “morale,” and the prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove or undo.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of destroying someone’s morale or spirit.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, démoraliser is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is typically used in subordinate clauses after a main clause in the past tense.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’étais déprimé qu’elle m’ait démoralisé avant mon entretien. (I was depressed that she had demoralized me before my interview.)
- Il avait peur que ses critiques ne vous aient démoralisés. (He was afraid that his criticisms had demoralized you.)
- Nous étions tristes qu’ils aient démoralisé l’équipe avant la finale. (We were sad that they had demoralized the team before the final.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that was already completed before the main action mentioned in the sentence.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démoraliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démoralisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démoralisé mon adversaire. | I wish I had demoralized my opponent. |
tu | eusses démoralisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démoralisé ton adversaire. | I wish you had demoralized your opponent. |
il | eût démoralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démoralisé son adversaire. | I wish he had demoralized his opponent. |
elle | eût démoralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démoralisé son adversaire. | I wish she had demoralized her opponent. |
on | eût démoralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démoralisé son adversaire. | I wish one had demoralized their opponent. |
nous | eussions démoralisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démoralisé notre adversaire. | I wish we had demoralized our opponent. |
vous | eussiez démoralisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démoralisé votre adversaire. | I wish you had demoralized your opponent. |
ils | eussent démoralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démoralisé leurs adversaires. | I wish they had demoralized their opponents. |
elles | eussent démoralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démoralisé leurs adversaires. | I wish they had demoralized their opponents. |
Other Conjugations for Démoraliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démoraliser
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Démoraliser – 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
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