Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Introduction to the verb dénitrer
The English translation of the French verb dénitrer is “to denitrify.” It is pronounced as “dey-nee-trer.”
The word dénitrer comes from the Latin word “denitrare,” meaning “to remove nitrogen.” It is a compound word formed from the prefix “de-” meaning “to remove” and the noun “nitrate.”
In everyday French, dénitrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjunctive present tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of dénitrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’espère que les bactéries ont dénitré le sol avant que nous ne plantions les légumes. (I hope that the bacteria denitrified the soil before we planted the vegetables.)
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Il était nécessaire que les agriculteurs aient dénitré les terres pour préserver l’environnement. (It was necessary for the farmers to denitrify the land to protect the environment.)
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Les scientifiques disent que si les usines avaient dénitré les eaux usées, la qualité de l’eau serait meilleure. (Scientists say that if the factories had denitrified the wastewater, the water quality would be better.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénitrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dénitré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dénitré. | I wish I had denitrated. |
tu | eusses dénitré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dénitré. | I wish you had denitrated. |
il | eût dénitré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dénitré. | I wish he had denitrated. |
elle | eût dénitré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dénitré. | I wish she had denitrated. |
on | eût dénitré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dénitré. | I wish one had denitrated. |
nous | eussions dénitré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dénitré. | I wish we had denitrated. |
vous | eussiez dénitré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dénitré. | I wish you had denitrated. |
ils | eussent dénitré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dénitré. | I wish they had denitrated. |
elles | eussent dénitré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dénitré. | I wish they had denitrated. |
Other Conjugations for Dénitrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
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Dénitrer – 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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