Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Introduction to the verb désengager
The English translation of the French verb désengager is “to disengage” or “to detach.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-gah-zhay.”
The origin of désengager comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “out” or “off” and the verb “engager” meaning “to commit” or “to involve.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu te désengages de cette relation toxique avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I wish you had disengaged from this toxic relationship before it was too late.)
- Il était important que nous nous désengagions de cette affaire avant qu’elle ne devienne publique. (It was important that we disengaged from this matter before it became public.)
- Elle aurait préféré que vous vous désengagiez de ce projet avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (She would have preferred that you disengaged from this project before it was too late.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désengager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désengagé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse désengagé. | I wish I had disengaged. |
tu | eusses désengagé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses désengagé. | I wish you had disengaged. |
il | eût désengagé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût désengagé. | I wish he had disengaged. |
elle | eût désengagé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût désengagé. | I wish she had disengaged. |
on | eût désengagé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût désengagé. | I wish one had disengaged. |
nous | eussions désengagé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions désengagé. | I wish we had disengaged. |
vous | eussiez désengagé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez désengagé. | I wish you had disengaged. |
ils | eussent désengagé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent désengagé. | I wish they had disengaged. |
elles | eussent désengagé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent désengagé. | I wish they had disengaged. |
Other Conjugations for Désengager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
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Désengager – 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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