Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Introduction to the verb discréditer
The English translation of the French verb discréditer is “to discredit.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-skreh-dee-tay.”
The word discréditer comes from the Latin word “discrēditāre,” which means “to discredit, to reject.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the literary form of the subjunctive mood used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of discréditer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il fallait que tu eusses discrédité cette rumeur avant qu’elle ne se répande. (It was necessary for you to have discredited this rumor before it spread.)
- J’aurais aimé que nous eussions discrédité ces fausses accusations auprès du public. (I would have liked for us to have discredited these false accusations in the eyes of the public.)
- Il était dommage que vous eussiez discrédité notre projet en y ajoutant des mensonges. (It was a shame that you had discredited our project by adding lies to it.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for you to have discredited this rumor before it spread.
- I would have liked for us to have discredited these false accusations in the eyes of the public.
- It was a shame that you had discredited our project by adding lies to it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discréditer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse discrédité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse discrédité. | I wish I had discredited. |
tu | eusses discrédité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses discrédité. | I wish you had discredited. |
il | eût discrédité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût discrédité. | I wish he had discredited. |
elle | eût discrédité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût discrédité. | I wish she had discredited. |
on | eût discrédité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût discrédité. | I wish one had discredited. |
nous | eussions discrédité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions discrédité. | I wish we had discredited. |
vous | eussiez discrédité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez discrédité. | I wish you had discredited. |
ils | eussent discrédité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent discrédité. | I wish they had discredited. |
elles | eussent discrédité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent discrédité. | I wish they had discredited. |
Other Conjugations for Discréditer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
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Discréditer – 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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