Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Introduction to the verb détortiller
The English translation of the French verb détortiller is “to untwist” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-tor-tee-yay.”
The language origin of détortiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the verb “tortiller” meaning “to twist.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur que tu n’aies détortillé mes cheveux. (I was afraid that you had untwisted my hair.)
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Il était probable qu’elle eût détortillé les câbles électriques. (It was likely that she had unraveled the electric cables.)
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Nous doutions qu’ils eussent détortillé les fils de laine. (We doubted that they had untwisted the wool threads.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détortillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détortillé. | I wish I had untangled. |
tu | eusses détortillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détortillé. | I wish you had untangled. |
il | eût détortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détortillé. | I wish he had untangled. |
elle | eût détortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détortillé. | I wish she had untangled. |
on | eût détortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détortillé. | I wish one had untangled. |
nous | eussions détortillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détortillé. | I wish we had untangled. |
vous | eussiez détortillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détortillé. | I wish you had untangled. |
ils | eussent détortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détortillé. | I wish they had untangled. |
elles | eussent détortillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détortillé. | I wish they had untangled. |
Other Conjugations for Détortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
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Détortiller – 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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