Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Introduction to the verb dérater
The English translation of the French verb dérater is “to miscalculate” or “to calculate incorrectly.” It is pronounced as “dey-ra-tey.” The origin of the word dérater comes from the Latin word “derat,” which means “to calculate wrong.”
In everyday French, dérater is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was supposed to happen but did not due to a miscalculation. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait form, followed by the past participle of dérater.
Here are three examples of dérater in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais dératé l’heure de mon rendez-vous, donc je suis arrivé en retard. (I had miscalculated the time of my appointment, so I arrived late.)
- Elle aurait dératé le montant de ses dépenses et n’avait plus assez d’argent pour payer le loyer. (She had miscalculated the amount of her expenses and didn’t have enough money to pay the rent.)
- Si nous n’avions pas dératé le trajet, nous n’aurions pas manqué notre train. (If we had not miscalculated the route, we would not have missed our train.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dérater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dératé | Si j’avais su, je eusse dératé. | If I had known, I would have cheated. |
tu | eusses dératé | Si tu avais su, tu eusses dératé. | If you had known, you would have cheated. |
il | eût dératé | Si il avait su, il eût dératé. | If he had known, he would have cheated. |
elle | eût dératé | Si elle avait su, elle eût dératé. | If she had known, she would have cheated. |
on | eût dératé | Si on avait su, on eût dératé. | If one had known, one would have cheated. |
nous | eussions dératé | Si nous avions su, nous eussions dératé. | If we had known, we would have cheated. |
vous | eussiez dératé | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez dératé. | If you had known, you would have cheated. |
ils | eussent dératé | Si ils avaient su, ils eussent dératé. | If they had known, they would have cheated. |
elles | eussent dératé | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent dératé. | If they had known, they would have cheated. |
Other Conjugations for Dérater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
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Dérater – 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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