Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Introduction to the verb départager
The English translation of the French verb départager is “to decide between” or “to settle a dispute”. It is pronounced “de-parr-ta-zhay”.
Départager comes from the verb partage which means “to share” or “to divide”. The prefix “dé-” adds the meaning of “separating” or “distinguishing”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense when expressing a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
Example 1:
J’avais espéré que tu nous aies départagés.
Translation: I had hoped that you had decided between us.
Example 2:
Il fallait que nous ayons départagé cette affaire avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.
Translation: We had to settle this matter before it was too late.
Example 3:
S’il n’avait pas été là, qui aurait départagé le match?
Translation: If he had not been there, who would have decided the match?
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of départager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse départagé | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse départagé. | I wish I had decided. |
tu | eusses départagé | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses départagé. | I wish you had decided. |
il | eût départagé | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût départagé. | I wish he had decided. |
elle | eût départagé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût départagé. | I wish she had decided. |
on | eût départagé | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût départagé. | I wish one had decided. |
nous | eussions départagé | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions départagé. | I wish we had decided. |
vous | eussiez départagé | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez départagé. | I wish you had decided. |
ils | eussent départagé | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent départagé. | I wish they had decided. |
elles | eussent départagé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent départagé. | I wish they had decided. |
Other Conjugations for Départager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb départager
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the départager Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Départager – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb départager. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!