Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Introduction to the verb enfanter
The English translation of the French verb enfanter is “to give birth” or “to bear a child.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fahn-teh.”
Enfanter comes from the Latin word “infans,” meaning “infant.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to talk about a hypothetical or possible past event. This tense is formed by using the conditional tense of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of enfanter.
Here are three simple examples of enfanter in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais enfanter plus tôt. (If I had known, I would have given birth earlier.)
- Nous serions tous des parents différents si nos mères n’avaient pas enfanter à l’étranger. (We would all be different parents if our mothers had not given birth abroad.)
- Ils auraient enfanter un garçon s’ils avaient eu le choix. (They would have given birth to a boy if they had had the choice.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enfanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enfanté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais enfanté. | I would have given birth to you. |
tu | aurais enfanté | Tu aurais enfanté plus tôt. | You would have given birth earlier. |
il | aurait enfanté | Il aurait enfanté un garçon. | He would have given birth to a boy. |
elle | aurait enfanté | Elle aurait enfanté des jumeaux. | She would have given birth to twins. |
on | aurait enfanté | On aurait enfanté à la maison. | One would have given birth at home. |
nous | aurions enfanté | Nous aurions enfanté ensemble. | We would have given birth together. |
vous | auriez enfanté | Vous auriez enfanté avec moi. | You would have given birth with me. |
ils | auraient enfanté | Ils auraient enfanté des filles. | They would have given birth to girls. |
elles | auraient enfanté | Elles auraient enfanté à l’hôpital. | They (female) would have given birth at the hospital. |
Other Conjugations for Enfanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
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Enfanter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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