Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Introduction to the verb dénier
The English translation of the French verb dénier is “to deny.” The infinitive form, dénier, is pronounced as “deh-nee-ay.”
Dénier comes from the Latin word “denegare,” meaning “to refuse” or “to deny.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three examples of dénier used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
1) Il était furieux que je lui aie dénié la promotion. (He was furious that I had denied him the promotion.)
2) Nous étions désolés qu’elle eût dénié son implication dans l’affaire. (We were sorry that she had denied her involvement in the case.)
3) Il était déçu que je n’eusse pas dénié son mensonge. (He was disappointed that I had not denied his lie.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dénié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dénié. | I wish I had denied. |
tu | eusses dénié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dénié. | I wish you had denied. |
il | eût dénié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dénié. | I wish he had denied. |
elle | eût dénié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dénié. | I wish she had denied. |
on | eût dénié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dénié. | I wish one had denied. |
nous | eussions dénié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dénié. | I wish we had denied. |
vous | eussiez dénié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dénié. | I wish you had denied. |
ils | eussent dénié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dénié. | I wish they had denied. |
elles | eussent dénié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dénié. | I wish they had denied. |
Other Conjugations for Dénier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
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Dénier – 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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