Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Introduction to the verb détourer
The English translation of the French verb détourer is “to outline” or “to cut out”. It is pronounced as “day-too-rer” in the infinitive form.
Détourer has its origins in the Old French word “destourer”, meaning “to turn aside” or “to go around”. In modern French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of détourer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détouré cette photo pour notre projet. (I wish you had outlined this photo for our project.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions détouré les images avant de les imprimer. (We had to have outlined the images before printing them.)
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Si vous aviez détouré les personnages, l’animation aurait été plus réussie. (If you had outlined the characters, the animation would have been more successful.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détourné | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse détourné. | I wish I had cut out. |
tu | eusses détourné | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses détourné. | I wish you had cut out. |
il | eût détourné | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût détourné. | I wish he had cut out. |
elle | eût détourné | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût détourné. | I wish she had cut out. |
on | eût détourné | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût détourné. | I wish one had cut out. |
nous | eussions détourné | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions détourné. | I wish we had cut out. |
vous | eussiez détourné | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez détourné. | I wish you had cut out. |
ils | eussent détourné | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent détourné. | I wish they had cut out. |
elles | eussent détourné | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent détourné. | I wish they had cut out. |
Other Conjugations for Détourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
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Détourer – 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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