Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Introduction to the verb dilapider
The English translation of the French verb dilapider is “to squander” or “to waste.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-la-pee-day.”
The word dilapider comes from the Latin term “dilapidare,” which means “to destroy” or “to squander.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been used to refer to the act of wasting or squandering resources.
In everyday French, dilapider is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is often used in a negative context, to describe someone’s reckless or careless use of resources.
Three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il fallait que je ne dilapidasse pas mon argent avant de trouver un emploi stable. (I had to not squander my money before finding a stable job.)
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Nous aurions dû économiser davantage avant de partir en vacances, au lieu de dilapider tous nos économies. (We should have saved more before going on vacation, instead of squandering all our savings.)
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Si tu n’avais pas dilapidé ton temps à jouer aux jeux vidéos, tu aurais réussi ton examen. (If you hadn’t wasted your time playing video games, you would have passed your exam.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dilapider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dilapidé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dilapidé tout mon argent. | I wish I had squandered all my money. |
tu | eusses dilapidé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dilapidé tout ton argent. | I wish you had squandered all your money. |
il | eût dilapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dilapidé tout son argent. | I wish he had squandered all his money. |
elle | eût dilapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dilapidé tout son argent. | I wish she had squandered all her money. |
on | eût dilapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dilapidé tout son argent. | I wish one had squandered all their money. |
nous | eussions dilapidé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dilapidé tout notre argent. | I wish we had squandered all our money. |
vous | eussiez dilapidé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dilapidé tout votre argent. | I wish you had squandered all your money. |
ils | eussent dilapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dilapidé tout leur argent. | I wish they had squandered all their money. |
elles | eussent dilapidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dilapidé tout leur argent. | I wish they had squandered all their money. |
Other Conjugations for Dilapider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
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Dilapider – 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
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