Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Introduction to the verb dessiller
The English translation of the French verb dessiller is “to open one’s eyes” or “to remove the scales from one’s eyes.” It is pronounced “deh-see-yay.”
Dessiller comes from the Old French word “desillier,” which means “to remove the seal or covering from something.” It is a combination of the prefix “des-,” which means “away,” and the verb “siller,” which means “seal.”
In everyday French, dessiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that hypothetically took place before another action in the past. This tense is often used in sentences to express regret or to describe an unrealized situation.
Here are three simple examples of dessiller being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies dessillé tes yeux plus tôt. (I would have liked for you to have opened your eyes earlier.)
- Si tu avais dessillé tes yeux, tu aurais vu la vérité. (If you had opened your eyes, you would have seen the truth.)
- Il aurait fallu que je dessille mes yeux plus tôt pour éviter toutes ces erreurs. (I should have opened my eyes earlier to avoid all these mistakes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dessiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dessillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dessillé. | I wish I had opened my eyes. |
tu | eusses dessillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dessillé. | I wish you had opened your eyes. |
il | eût dessillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dessillé. | I wish he had opened his eyes. |
elle | eût dessillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dessillé. | I wish she had opened her eyes. |
on | eût dessillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dessillé. | I wish one had opened their eyes. |
nous | eussions dessillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dessillé. | I wish we had opened our eyes. |
vous | eussiez dessillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dessillé. | I wish you had opened your eyes. |
ils | eussent dessillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dessillé. | I wish they had opened their eyes. |
elles | eussent dessillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dessillé. | I wish they had opened their eyes. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiller
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Dessiller – 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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