Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Introduction to the verb dénuer
The English translation of the French verb dénuer is “to strip” or “to deprive.” It is pronounced as “day-new-ay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of dénuer comes from the Latin word “denudare,” meaning “to make naked.” In modern everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dénuer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Il était surpris que tu aies dénué la forêt de ses arbres. (He was surprised that you had stripped the forest of its trees.)
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J’étais heureuse que nous ayons dénué la pièce de ses meubles avant le déménagement. (I was happy that we had stripped the room of its furniture before the move.)
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Il a regretté que le vent ait dénué la plage de son sable blanc. (He regretted that the wind had stripped the beach of its white sand.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dénuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dénué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dénué. | I wish I had stripped. |
tu | eusses dénué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dénué. | I wish you had stripped. |
il | eût dénué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dénué. | I wish he had stripped. |
elle | eût dénué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dénué. | I wish she had stripped. |
on | eût dénué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dénué. | I wish one had stripped. |
nous | eussions dénué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dénué. | I wish we had stripped. |
vous | eussiez dénué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dénué. | I wish you had stripped. |
ils | eussent dénué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dénué. | I wish they had stripped. |
elles | eussent dénué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dénué. | I wish they had stripped. |
Other Conjugations for Dénuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénuer
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Dénuer – 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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