Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Introduction to the verb désenchanter
The English translation of the French verb désenchanter is “to disillusion” or “to disenchant.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-shahn-tay” in its infinitive form.
Désenchanter comes from the French prefix “dés-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and the word “enchanté” meaning “enchanted.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past event that did not happen.
Examples of désenchanter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’espérais qu’il aurait réussi son examen, mais il avait désenchanté sa famille en échouant. (I had hoped he would have passed his exam, but he had disillusioned his family by failing.)
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Nous avions travaillé dur pour ce projet, mais nos efforts avaient été désenchantés par le manque de soutien de notre patron. (We had worked hard on this project, but our efforts had been disenchanted by the lack of support from our boss.)
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Elle avait toujours rêvé de devenir danseuse, mais sa blessure l’avait désenchantée de cette idée. (She had always dreamed of becoming a dancer, but her injury had disillusioned her from this idea.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désenchanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse désenchanté. | I wish I had disenchanged. |
tu | eusses désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses désenchanté. | I wish you had disenchanged. |
il | eût désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût désenchanté. | I wish he had disenchanged. |
elle | eût désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût désenchanté. | I wish she had disenchanged. |
on | eût désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût désenchanté. | I wish one had disenchanged. |
nous | eussions désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions désenchanté. | I wish we had disenchanged. |
vous | eussiez désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez désenchanté. | I wish you had disenchanged. |
ils | eussent désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent désenchanté. | I wish they had disenchanged. |
elles | eussent désenchanté | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent désenchanté. | I wish they had disenchanged. |
Other Conjugations for Désenchanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenchanter
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Désenchanter – 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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