Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Introduction to the verb détricoter
The English translation of the French verb détricoter is “to unravel” or “to undo”. It is pronounced as “day-tree-ko-tay” in its infinitive form.
Détricoter comes from the word “détricoter” in Old French, which means “to untie” or “to undo”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that is hypothetical or unreal in the past.
Three simple examples of détricoter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies détricoté ce pull avant de le mettre à la machine. (I wish you had unraveled this sweater before putting it in the machine.)
- Il fallait que vous ayez détricoté toutes les écharpes avant de les laver. (You had to have unraveled all the scarves before washing them.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’ils aient détricoté les différentes parties du projet avant de le présenter. (We would have preferred them to have unraveled the different parts of the project before presenting it.)
In all three examples, the action of unraveling or undoing (détricoter) is expressed as a hypothetical or unreal action in the past, using the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense. In English, this tense is often translated as “would have + past participle”.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détricoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détricoté. | I wish I had unraveled. |
tu | eusses détricoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détricoté. | I wish you had unraveled. |
il | eût détricoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détricoté. | I wish he had unraveled. |
elle | eût détricoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détricoté. | I wish she had unraveled. |
on | eût détricoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détricoté. | I wish one had unraveled. |
nous | eussions détricoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détricoté. | I wish we had unraveled. |
vous | eussiez détricoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détricoté. | I wish you had unraveled. |
ils | eussent détricoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détricoté. | I wish they had unraveled. |
elles | eussent détricoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détricoté. | I wish they had unraveled. |
Other Conjugations for Détricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
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Détricoter – 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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