Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Introduction to the verb atténuer
The English translation of the French verb atténuer is “to attenuate” or “to lessen”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-teh-nyoo-ay”.
The word atténuer comes from the Latin word “attenuare” meaning “to weaken”. It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, atténuer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or doubt about a past action or event. It is used after certain conjunctions such as “bien que” (although), “pour que” (so that), or “sans que” (without).
Three examples of atténuer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il était possible que je n’aie pas atténué la douleur de sa perte. (It was possible that I did not attenuate the pain of his loss.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait atténué les effets de la crise économique. (I doubt she has attenuated the effects of the economic crisis.)
- Sans que nous ayons atténué les risques, le projet a été un succès. (Without us having attenuated the risks, the project was a success.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of atténuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie atténué | Je doute que j’aie atténué. | I doubt that I have attenuated. |
tu | aies atténué | Il faut que tu aies atténué. | You must have attenuated. |
il | ait atténué | Il est possible qu’il ait atténué. | It’s possible he attenuated. |
elle | ait atténué | Elle craint qu’elle ait atténué. | She fears she attenuated. |
on | ait atténué | On veut qu’on ait atténué. | We want it to have been attenuated. |
nous | ayons atténué | Espérons que nous ayons atténué. | Let’s hope we attenuated. |
vous | ayez atténué | Il est important que vous ayez atténué. | It’s important that you attenuated. |
ils | aient atténué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient atténué. | They doubt they attenuated. |
elles | aient atténué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient atténué. | They prefer they attenuated. |
Other Conjugations for Atténuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atténuer
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Atténuer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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