Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Introduction to the verb dénatter
The English translation of the French verb dénatter is “to detangle”. It is pronounced “day-nah-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word dénatter comes from the Old French word “denater” which means “to comb”. 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 uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies dénatté mes cheveux avant la soirée. (I wish you had detangled my hair before the party.)
- Il fallait que je t’eusse dénatté les fils électriques avant de les brancher. (I had to have detangled the electrical wires before plugging them in.)
- Elle aurait préféré que j’eusse dénatté le collier avant de le porter. (She would have preferred me to have detangled the necklace before wearing it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dénatté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dénatté. | I wish I had untangled. |
tu | eusses dénatté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dénatté. | I wish you had untangled. |
il | eût dénatté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dénatté. | I wish he had untangled. |
elle | eût dénatté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dénatté. | I wish she had untangled. |
on | eût dénatté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dénatté. | I wish one had untangled. |
nous | eussions dénatté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dénatté. | I wish we had untangled. |
vous | eussiez dénatté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dénatté. | I wish you had untangled. |
ils | eussent dénatté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dénatté. | I wish they had untangled. |
elles | eussent dénatté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dénatté. | I wish they had untangled. |
Other Conjugations for Dénatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénatter
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Dénatter – 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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