Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Introduction to the verb confiner
The English translation of the French verb confiner is “to confine” or “to restrict.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “koh(n)-fee-neh.”
The word confiner comes from the Latin word “confinare,” which means “to put boundaries around” or “to enclose.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has since evolved to also mean “to restrict” or “to limit.”
In everyday French, the verb confiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is translated as the “past subjunctive” tense in English. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. It is often used in literary or formal contexts.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que tu te confines avant de tomber malade. (You should have confined yourself before getting sick.)
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais confiné chez moi pour te protéger. (If I had known, I would have confined you at my place to protect you.)
- Il était nécessaire que la ville entière se confine pour éviter la propagation du virus. (It was necessary for the whole city to confine itself to avoid the spread of the virus.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of confiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse confiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse confiné. | I wish I had confined. |
tu | eusses confiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses confiné. | I wish you had confined. |
il | eût confiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût confiné. | I wish he had confined. |
elle | eût confiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût confiné. | I wish she had confined. |
on | eût confiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût confiné. | I wish one had confined. |
nous | eussions confiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions confiné. | I wish we had confined. |
vous | eussiez confiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez confiné. | I wish you had confined. |
ils | eussent confiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent confiné. | I wish they had confined. |
elles | eussent confiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent confiné. | I wish they had confined. |
Other Conjugations for Confiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
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Confiner – 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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