Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Introduction to the verb désemmancher
The English translation of the French verb désemmancher is “to remove the handle” or “to take off the handle”. It is pronounced as “day-seh-man-shay”.
Désemmancher is a compound verb, consisting of the prefix “dés-” meaning “remove” and the verb “emmancher” meaning “to put a handle on”. It is derived from the Latin word “manica” meaning “handle” and the prefix “de-” meaning “down” or “away”. In everyday French, désemmancher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action or possibility that did not happen.
Examples of désemmancher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies désemmanché le couteau avant de le ranger. (I wish you had removed the knife handle before putting it away.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous eussions désemmanché les poignées des portes avant de déménager. (We should have taken off the door handles before moving.)
- Si vous aviez désemmanché le volant, nous n’aurions pas eu cet accident. (If you had removed the steering wheel, we would not have had this accident.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désemmancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désemmanché | Il était possible que je eusse désemmanché. | It was possible that I had unscrewed. |
tu | eusses désemmanché | Il était possible que tu eusses désemmanché. | It was possible that you had unscrewed. |
il | eût désemmanché | Il était possible qu’il eût désemmanché. | It was possible that he had unscrewed. |
elle | eût désemmanché | Il était possible qu’elle eût désemmanché. | It was possible that she had unscrewed. |
on | eût désemmanché | Il était possible qu’on eût désemmanché. | It was possible that one had unscrewed. |
nous | eussions désemmanché | Il était possible que nous eussions désemmanché. | It was possible that we had unscrewed. |
vous | eussiez désemmanché | Il était possible que vous eussiez désemmanché. | It was possible that you had unscrewed. |
ils | eussent désemmanché | Il était possible qu’ils eussent désemmanché. | It was possible that they had unscrewed. |
elles | eussent désemmanché | Il était possible qu’elles eussent désemmanché. | It was possible that they had unscrewed. |
Other Conjugations for Désemmancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemmancher
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Désemmancher – 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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