Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Introduction to the verb dépriser
The English translation of dépriser is “to despise” or “to scorn.” It is pronounced as “day-pree-zay” in its infinitive form.
Dépriser comes from the Old French word “deprisier,” which means “to have contempt for” or “to hold in low esteem.” It is derived from the Latin word “despretiare,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, dépriser is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of dépriser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su que tu me déprisais, je ne t’aurais jamais fait confiance. (If I had known that you despised me, I would have never trusted you.)
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Elle avait peur que sa famille ne la déprisât pour ses choix de carrière. (She was afraid that her family would scorn her for her career choices.)
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Il était déçu que son travail fût déprisé par ses collègues. (He was disappointed that his work was despised by his colleagues.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déprisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déprisé. | I wish I had despised. |
tu | eusses déprisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déprisé. | I wish you had despised. |
il | eût déprisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déprisé. | I wish he had despised. |
elle | eût déprisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déprisé. | I wish she had despised. |
on | eût déprisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déprisé. | I wish one had despised. |
nous | eussions déprisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déprisé. | I wish we had despised. |
vous | eussiez déprisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déprisé. | I wish you had despised. |
ils | eussent déprisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déprisé. | I wish they had despised. |
elles | eussent déprisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déprisé. | I wish they had despised. |
Other Conjugations for Dépriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
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Dépriser – 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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