Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Introduction to the verb dératiser
The English translation of the French verb dératiser is “to exterminate rats” or “to rat-proof.” It is pronounced “day-rah-tee-zay” in the infinitive form.
The word dératiser comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “remove” or “undo” and the word “rat” which comes from the Latin word “rattus.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of getting rid of or preventing rats from infesting an area.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dératiser is used to express actions that are hypothetical or conditional in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait tense and adding the past participle of dératiser.
Example 1: Il fallait que nous eussions dératisé la maison avant l’arrivée des invités.
English translation: We should have exterminated the rats in the house before the arrival of the guests.
Example 2: Si vous aviez dératisé le grenier, les souris ne seraient pas entrées dans la cuisine.
English translation: If you had rat-proofed the attic, the mice wouldn’t have entered the kitchen.
Example 3: J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dératisé la cave avant que je m’en rende compte.
English translation: I wish you had exterminated the rats in the cellar before I found out.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dératiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dératisé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse dératisé. | I wish I had exterminated. |
tu | eusses dératisé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses dératisé. | I wish you had exterminated. |
il | eût dératisé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût dératisé. | I wish he had exterminated. |
elle | eût dératisé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût dératisé. | I wish she had exterminated. |
on | eût dératisé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût dératisé. | I wish one had exterminated. |
nous | eussions dératisé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions dératisé. | I wish we had exterminated. |
vous | eussiez dératisé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez dératisé. | I wish you had exterminated. |
ils | eussent dératisé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent dératisé. | I wish they had exterminated. |
elles | eussent dératisé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent dératisé. | I wish they had exterminated. |
Other Conjugations for Dératiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dératiser
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Dératiser – 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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