Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Introduction to the verb désavouer
The English translation of the French verb désavouer is “to disown” or “to disavow.” It is pronounced “day-zah-voo-ay.”
Désavouer comes from the Old French word desavouer, which is derived from the Latin word disavoware, meaning “to deny.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express actions that were completed in the past.
Here are three examples of désavouer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il était évident que je désavouais toute responsabilité dans l’affaire. (It was evident that I had disowned any responsibility in the matter.)
- Elle avait désavoué ses parents en choisissant de suivre une carrière artistique. (She had disowned her parents by choosing to pursue an artistic career.)
- Nous avions désavoué ses déclarations mensongères avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (We had disowned his false statements before it was too late.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désavouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse désavoué. | If I had known, I wish I had disowned. |
tu | eusses désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses désavoué. | If I had known, I wish you had disowned. |
il | eût désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût désavoué. | If I had known, I wish he had disowned. |
elle | eût désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désavoué. | If I had known, I wish she had disowned. |
on | eût désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût désavoué. | If I had known, I wish one had disowned. |
nous | eussions désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions désavoué. | If I had known, I wish we had disowned. |
vous | eussiez désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désavoué. | If I had known, I wish you had disowned. |
ils | eussent désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désavoué. | If I had known, I wish they had disowned. |
elles | eussent désavoué | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désavoué. | If I had known, I wish they had disowned. |
Other Conjugations for Désavouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
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Désavouer – 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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