Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Introduction to the verb détourner
The English translation of the French verb détourner is to divert or to turn away. It is pronounced “day-tour-nay”.
The language origin of détourner comes from the Old French verb “détorner” which means to turn away or to deviate. In everyday French, détourner is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je me détournasse les yeux pour ne pas voir la scène. (I had to turn my eyes away so as not to see the scene.)
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Elle avait peur qu’il se détournât de son amour pour elle. (She was afraid that he would turn away from his love for her.)
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Nous regrettions que vous eussiez détourné l’attention de l’invité d’honneur. (We regretted that you had diverted the attention of the guest of honor.)
English translations:
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He had to turn his eyes away so as not to see the scene.
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She was afraid that he would turn away from his love for her.
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We regretted that you had diverted the attention of the guest of honor.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détourné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détourné. | I wish I had diverted. |
tu | eusses détourné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détourné. | I wish you had diverted. |
il | eût détourné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détourné. | I wish he had diverted. |
elle | eût détourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détourné. | I wish she had diverted. |
on | eût détourné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détourné. | I wish one had diverted. |
nous | eussions détourné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détourné. | I wish we had diverted. |
vous | eussiez détourné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détourné. | I wish you had diverted. |
ils | eussent détourné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détourné. | I wish they had diverted. |
elles | eussent détourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détourné. | I wish they had diverted. |
Other Conjugations for Détourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
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Détourner – 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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