Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Introduction to the verb déphosphater
The English translation of the French verb déphosphater is “to dephosphorize.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “de-fos-fa-te.”
Déphosphater is derived from the French word “phosphate,” which comes from the Greek word “phosphoros” meaning “light-bearing.” It is composed of the prefix “dé,” meaning “to remove,” and “phosphate,” which refers to a compound containing phosphorus. In everyday French, déphosphater is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses actions that have already happened in the past and are hypothetical or uncertain.
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie déphosphaté le sol avant de planter les légumes. (I had to have dephosphorized the soil before planting the vegetables.)
- Il était dommage que vous n’eussiez pas déphosphaté l’eau avant de la boire. (It was a shame that you hadn’t dephosphorized the water before drinking it.)
- J’avais peur qu’il se fût déphosphaté avant que je le remarque. (I was afraid that he had dephosphorized before I noticed it.)
English translations:
- I had to dephosphorize the soil before planting the vegetables.
- It was a shame that you didn’t dephosphorize the water before drinking it.
- I was afraid that he had dephosphorized before I noticed it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déphosphater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire que je eusse déphosphaté. | It was necessary that I had dephosphatized. |
tu | eusses déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire que tu eusses déphosphaté. | It was necessary that you had dephosphatized. |
il | eût déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire qu’il eût déphosphaté. | It was necessary that he had dephosphatized. |
elle | eût déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire qu’elle eût déphosphaté. | It was necessary that she had dephosphatized. |
on | eût déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire qu’on eût déphosphaté. | It was necessary that one had dephosphatized. |
nous | eussions déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire que nous eussions déphosphaté. | It was necessary that we had dephosphatized. |
vous | eussiez déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire que vous eussiez déphosphaté. | It was necessary that you had dephosphatized. |
ils | eussent déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire qu’ils eussent déphosphaté. | It was necessary that they had dephosphatized. |
elles | eussent déphosphaté | Il était nécessaire qu’elles eussent déphosphaté. | It was necessary that they had dephosphatized. |
Other Conjugations for Déphosphater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
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Déphosphater – 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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