Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Introduction to the verb damner
The English translation of the French verb damner is “to damn” or “to condemn”. The infinitive form, damner, is pronounced as “dahm-nay”.
The word damner comes from the Latin word “damnare”, meaning “to condemn”. It is believed to have entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, damner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past event that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations are:
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Il craignait que je ne l’aie damné. (He was afraid that I had damned him.)
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Nous pensions qu’elle se fût damnée en refusant cette offre. (We thought that she would have damned herself by refusing this offer.)
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J’étais sûr qu’ils eussent été damnés sans votre intervention. (I was sure that they would have been damned without your intervention.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of damner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse damné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse damné. | I wish I had damned. |
tu | eusses damné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses damné. | I wish you had damned. |
il | eût damné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût damné. | I wish he had damned. |
elle | eût damné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût damné. | I wish she had damned. |
on | eût damné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût damné. | I wish one had damned. |
nous | eussions damné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions damné. | I wish we had damned. |
vous | eussiez damné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez damné. | I wish you had damned. |
ils | eussent damné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent damné. | I wish they had damned. |
elles | eussent damné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent damné. | I wish they had damned. |
Other Conjugations for Damner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
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Damner – 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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