Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Introduction to the verb dépouiller
The English translation of the French verb dépouiller is “to strip, to deprive, to loot.” The infinitive form, dépouiller, is pronounced as “day-pwee-yay.”
The word dépouiller comes from the Latin word “depilare,” meaning “to pluck” or “to strip the hair.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais dépouillé la chambre avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had stripped the room before my guests arrived.)
- Il avait dépouillé la ville de tous ses trésors avant que la guerre ne commence. (He had looted the city of all its treasures before the war began.)
- Elle avait dépouillé son frère de son héritage avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (She had deprived her brother of his inheritance before it was too late.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépouillé | Il semblerait que j’eusse dépouillé. | It would appear that I had stripped. |
tu | eusses dépouillé | Il semblerait que tu eusses dépouillé. | It would appear that you had stripped. |
il | eût dépouillé | Il semblerait qu’il eût dépouillé. | It would appear that he had stripped. |
elle | eût dépouillé | Il semblerait qu’elle eût dépouillé. | It would appear that she had stripped. |
on | eût dépouillé | Il semblerait qu’on eût dépouillé. | It would appear that one had stripped. |
nous | eussions dépouillé | Il semblerait que nous eussions dépouillé. | It would appear that we had stripped. |
vous | eussiez dépouillé | Il semblerait que vous eussiez dépouillé. | It would appear that you had stripped. |
ils | eussent dépouillé | Il semblerait qu’ils eussent dépouillé. | It would appear that they had stripped. |
elles | eussent dépouillé | Il semblerait qu’elles eussent dépouillé. | It would appear that they had stripped. |
Other Conjugations for Dépouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépouiller
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Dépouiller – 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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