Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Introduction to the verb mignoter
The English translation of the French verb mignoter is “to handle or touch delicately.” The infinitive form is pronounced “meen-yo-tay.”
The word mignoter comes from the Old French word “mignot,” meaning “cute” or “pretty.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical past action that did not happen.
Examples:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies mignoté mon chat pendant mon absence. (I wish you had handled my cat while I was away.)
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Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez mignoté les fleurs avec plus de soin. (You should have handled the flowers more carefully.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je n’eusse pas mignoté ses affaires sans sa permission. (She would have preferred if I had not touched her things without her permission.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mignoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mignoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mignoté. | I wish I had flirted. |
tu | eusses mignoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mignoté. | I wish you had flirted. |
il | eût mignoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mignoté. | I wish he had flirted. |
elle | eût mignoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mignoté. | I wish she had flirted. |
on | eût mignoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mignoté. | I wish one had flirted. |
nous | eussions mignoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mignoté. | I wish we had flirted. |
vous | eussiez mignoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mignoté. | I wish you had flirted. |
ils | eussent mignoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mignoté. | I wish they had flirted. |
elles | eussent mignoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mignoté. | I wish they had flirted. |
Other Conjugations for Mignoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignoter
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Mignoter – 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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