Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Introduction to the verb détisser
The English translation of the French verb détisser is “to unravel” or “to unpick.” It is pronounced as “day-tea-say” in the infinitive form.
The word détisser comes from the prefix “dé-“, which indicates a reversal or undoing, and the verb “tisser,” meaning “to weave.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies détissé ce pull avant qu’il ne soit trop abîmé. (I wish you had unraveled this sweater before it became too damaged.)
- Il était évident qu’elle eût détissé la vérité pour se protéger. (It was clear that she had unraveled the truth to protect herself.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez détissé les fils avant de commencer à coudre. (We would have preferred if you had unpicked the threads before starting to sew.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détissé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détissé. | I wish I had unweaved. |
tu | eusses détissé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détissé. | I wish you had unweaved. |
il | eût détissé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détissé. | I wish he had unweaved. |
elle | eût détissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détissé. | I wish she had unweaved. |
on | eût détissé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détissé. | I wish one had unweaved. |
nous | eussions détissé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détissé. | I wish we had unweaved. |
vous | eussiez détissé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détissé. | I wish you had unweaved. |
ils | eussent détissé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détissé. | I wish they had unweaved. |
elles | eussent détissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détissé. | I wish they had unweaved. |
Other Conjugations for Détisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détisser
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Détisser – 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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