Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Introduction to the verb désenvenimer
The English translation of the French verb désenvenimer is “to defuse” or “to calm down”. It is pronounced “day-zan-vuh-nee-may” in its infinitive form.
The word désenvenimer is derived from the prefix “dés-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “envenimer” meaning “to poison” or “to worsen”. It can also be translated as “to unpoison” or “to de-escalate”.
In everyday French, désenvenimer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical situation. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of désenvenimer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais désenvenimé la situation si j’avais suivi tes conseils. (I would have defused the situation if I had followed your advice.)
- Elle aurait pu désenvenimer le conflit si elle avait fait preuve de patience. (She could have calmed down the conflict if she had shown patience.)
- Nous serions intervenus plus tôt pour désenvenimer la dispute entre nos amis. (We would have intervened earlier to defuse the argument between our friends.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désenvenimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé que je eusse désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that I had de-venomed. |
tu | eusses désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé que tu eusses désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that you had de-venomed. |
il | eût désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé qu’il eût désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that he had de-venomed. |
elle | eût désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé qu’elle eût désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that she had de-venomed. |
on | eût désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé qu’on eût désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that one had de-venomed. |
nous | eussions désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé que nous eussions désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that we had de-venomed. |
vous | eussiez désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé que vous eussiez désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that you had de-venomed. |
ils | eussent désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé qu’ils eussent désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that they had de-venomed. |
elles | eussent désenvenimé | Il avait été recommandé qu’elles eussent désenvenimé. | It had been recommended that they had de-venomed. |
Other Conjugations for Désenvenimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvenimer
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Désenvenimer – 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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