Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Introduction to the verb déplatiner
The English translation of déplatiner is “to remove from the silver platter.” It is pronounced “day-plah-tee-nay.”
Déplatiner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “de-” and the word “platine” meaning “silver platter.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense as a figurative expression to mean “to take someone off their pedestal” or “to humble someone.”
Examples:
- J’étais contente que ma mère ait déplatineé mon frère. (I was glad that my mother had humbled my brother.)
- Il faut que tu aies déplatineé ton chef pour qu’il te respecte. (You have to have taken your boss off his pedestal for him to respect you.)
- Nous aurions aimé que le président ait déplatineé les politiciens corrompus. (We would have liked the president to have taken the corrupt politicians off their pedestal.)
English translations:
- I was glad that my mother had humbled my brother.
- You have to have taken your boss off his pedestal for him to respect you.
- We would have liked the president to have taken the corrupt politicians off their pedestal.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déplatiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déplatiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déplatiné. | I wish I had unplated. |
tu | eusses déplatiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déplatiné. | I wish you had unplated. |
il | eût déplatiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déplatiné. | I wish he had unplated. |
elle | eût déplatiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déplatiné. | I wish she had unplated. |
on | eût déplatiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déplatiné. | I wish one had unplated. |
nous | eussions déplatiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déplatiné. | I wish we had unplated. |
vous | eussiez déplatiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déplatiné. | I wish you had unplated. |
ils | eussent déplatiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déplatiné. | I wish they had unplated. |
elles | eussent déplatiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déplatiné. | I wish they had unplated. |
Other Conjugations for Déplatiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplatiner
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Déplatiner – 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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