Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Introduction to the verb dévisager
The English translation of the French verb dévisager is “to stare at” or “to scrutinize.” It is pronounced as “day-vee-za-jay” in its infinitive form.
The word dévisager comes from the Old French term “desvisagier,” which is a combination of the prefix “des,” meaning “away,” and “visage,” meaning “face.” In everyday French, dévisager is used to describe the action of intensely looking at someone’s face, often with an unsettling or aggressive manner.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dévisager is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past, and is typically translated as “had stared at.”
Examples:
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J’avais dévisagé la femme avant qu’elle ne me reconnaisse. (I had stared at the woman before she recognized me.)
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Avant que le jury ne rende son verdict, l’accusé avait dévisagé chaque membre avec inquiétude. (Before the jury gave its verdict, the accused had scrutinized each member with worry.)
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Elle avait dévisagé son mari d’un air de défi avant de lui annoncer sa décision de divorcer. (She had stared at her husband with a defiant look before announcing her decision to divorce him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévisager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévisagé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévisagé. | I wish I had stared. |
tu | eusses dévisagé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévisagé. | I wish you had stared. |
il | eût dévisagé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévisagé. | I wish he had stared. |
elle | eût dévisagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévisagé. | I wish she had stared. |
on | eût dévisagé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévisagé. | I wish one had stared. |
nous | eussions dévisagé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévisagé. | I wish we had stared. |
vous | eussiez dévisagé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévisagé. | I wish you had stared. |
ils | eussent dévisagé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévisagé. | I wish they had stared. |
elles | eussent dévisagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévisagé. | I wish they had stared. |
Other Conjugations for Dévisager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
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Dévisager – 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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