Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Introduction to the verb dénicher
The English translation of the French verb dénicher is “to spot” or “to unearth.” It is pronounced as “day-nee-shay.”
The origin of the word dénicher comes from the Old French word “denichier,” which means “to take out of a nest.” In modern French, it is most commonly used in its infinitive form or in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dénicher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais déniché cette bague avant qu’elle ne la perde. (I had spotted this ring before she lost it.)
- Nous avions déniché un restaurant incroyable avant qu’il ne devienne populaire. (We had unearthed an incredible restaurant before it became popular.)
- Ils avaient déniché une maison de vacances avant qu’elle ne soit réservée. (They had found a vacation house before it was booked.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénicher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déniché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déniché. | I wish I had found. |
tu | eusses déniché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déniché. | I wish you had found. |
il | eût déniché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déniché. | I wish he had found. |
elle | eût déniché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déniché. | I wish she had found. |
on | eût déniché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déniché. | I wish one had found. |
nous | eussions déniché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déniché. | I wish we had found. |
vous | eussiez déniché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déniché. | I wish you had found. |
ils | eussent déniché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déniché. | I wish they had found. |
elles | eussent déniché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déniché. | I wish they had found. |
Other Conjugations for Dénicher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénicher
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Dénicher – 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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