Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Introduction to the verb déroger
The English translation of the French verb déroger is “to derogate” or “to deviate from”. It is pronounced as “deh-ro-zheh”.
The word déroger comes from the Latin verb “derogare”, meaning “to detract from” or “to reduce”. It first appeared in Old French in the 14th century and was used in legal contexts to mean “to depart from a rule or law”. In modern French, it is most commonly used in the sense of “to deviate from a norm or expected behavior”.
In everyday French, déroger is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense of the subjunctive mood. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of déroger used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il était important que tu ne déroge pas à tes principes. (It was important that you did not deviate from your principles.)
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J’avais peur qu’elle ait dérogé à la tradition familiale. (I was afraid that she had deviated from the family tradition.)
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Nous regrettions que vous ayez dérogé à votre promesse. (We regretted that you had deviated from your promise.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déroger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dérogé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dérogé. | I wish I had deviated. |
tu | eusses dérogé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dérogé. | I wish you had deviated. |
il | eût dérogé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dérogé. | I wish he had deviated. |
elle | eût dérogé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dérogé. | I wish she had deviated. |
on | eût dérogé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dérogé. | I wish one had deviated. |
nous | eussions dérogé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dérogé. | I wish we had deviated. |
vous | eussiez dérogé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dérogé. | I wish you had deviated. |
ils | eussent dérogé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dérogé. | I wish they had deviated. |
elles | eussent dérogé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dérogé. | I wish they had deviated. |
Other Conjugations for Déroger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
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Déroger – 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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