Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Introduction to the verb désensimer
The English translation of the French verb désensimer is “to make senseless” or “to numb”. The infinitive form, désensimer, is pronounced “day-sahn-see-may”.
Désensimer is derived from the French words “dés-” meaning “un-” and “sens” meaning “sense”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of désensimer being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il avait désensimé son bras avant de se réveiller. (He had numbed his arm before waking up.)
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Nous aurions dû le désensimer avant de commencer la chirurgie. (We should have numbed him before starting the surgery.)
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Elles étaient heureuses d’avoir désensimé leur douleur avant le concert. (They were happy to have numbed their pain before the concert.)
In each of these examples, the action of désensimer is being described as completed before another action in the past. In French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of désensimer, which is “désensimé”.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désensimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désensimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désensimé. | I wish I had stopped being foolish. |
tu | eusses désensimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désensimé. | I wish you had stopped being foolish. |
il | eût désensimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désensimé. | I wish he had stopped being foolish. |
elle | eût désensimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désensimé. | I wish she had stopped being foolish. |
on | eût désensimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désensimé. | I wish one had stopped being foolish. |
nous | eussions désensimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désensimé. | I wish we had stopped being foolish. |
vous | eussiez désensimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désensimé. | I wish you had stopped being foolish. |
ils | eussent désensimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désensimé. | I wish they had stopped being foolish. |
elles | eussent désensimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désensimé. | I wish they had stopped being foolish. |
Other Conjugations for Désensimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensimer
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Désensimer – 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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