Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Introduction to the verb désobliger
The English translation of the French verb désobliger is “to disoblige” or “to offend”. The infinitive form, désobliger, is pronounced “day-zoh-blee-zhay”.
The word désobliger comes from the Old French word “desobliger”, which is a combination of the prefix “des-“, meaning “to undo”, and the word “obliger”, meaning “to oblige”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of désobliger used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il aurait fallu que tu ne désoblige pas ta mère de cette manière. (You should not have offended your mother in this way.)
- Je regrette que vous m’ayez désobligé lors de cette réunion. (I regret that you offended me during this meeting.)
- Nous aurions aimé que le directeur ne nous ait pas désobligés en public. (We would have liked for the director not to have disoblige us in public.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désobliger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse désobligé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désobligé. | I wish I had hurt someone’s feelings. |
tu | eusses désobligé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désobligé. | I wish you had hurt someone’s feelings. |
il | eût désobligé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désobligé. | I wish he had hurt someone’s feelings. |
elle | eût désobligé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désobligé. | I wish she had hurt someone’s feelings. |
on | eût désobligé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désobligé. | I wish one had hurt someone’s feelings. |
nous | eussions désobligé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désobligé. | I wish we had hurt someone’s feelings. |
vous | eussiez désobligé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désobligé. | I wish you had hurt someone’s feelings. |
ils | eussent désobligé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désobligé. | I wish they had hurt someone’s feelings. |
elles | eussent désobligé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désobligé. | I wish they had hurt someone’s feelings. |
Other Conjugations for Désobliger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désobliger
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the désobliger Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Désobliger – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb désobliger. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!