Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Introduction to the verb désâmer
The English translation of désâmer is “to disillusion/to become disenchanted.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zaa-may.”
Désâmer comes from the French words “dés” (dis) and “âme” (soul), and originally meant to take someone’s soul away. Over time, it evolved to mean to take away someone’s illusions or hopes.
In everyday French, désâmer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past unrealized action, often with a sense of regret or disappointment.
Examples:
- Je regrette qu’elle se soit désâmée de ses rêves d’enfance. (I regret that she became disillusioned with her childhood dreams.)
- Il aurait aimé que son équipe ne se soit pas désâmée après leur défaite. (He wished his team hadn’t become disillusioned after their loss.)
- Nous avions espéré qu’ils ne se fussent pas désâmés de leur amour si rapidement. (We had hoped they wouldn’t become disillusioned with their love so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désâmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désâmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désâmé. | I wish I had unsaddled. |
tu | eusses désâmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désâmé. | I wish you had unsaddled. |
il | eût désâmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désâmé. | I wish he had unsaddled. |
elle | eût désâmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désâmé. | I wish she had unsaddled. |
on | eût désâmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désâmé. | I wish one had unsaddled. |
nous | eussions désâmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désâmé. | I wish we had unsaddled. |
vous | eussiez désâmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désâmé. | I wish you had unsaddled. |
ils | eussent désâmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désâmé. | I wish they had unsaddled. |
elles | eussent désâmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désâmé. | I wish they had unsaddled. |
Other Conjugations for Désâmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désâmer
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Désâmer – 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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