Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Introduction to the verb effaner
The English translation of the French verb effaner is “to scatter” or “to disperse.” The infinitive form of effaner is pronounced as “eh-fa-nay.”
The origin of the word effaner can be traced back to the Latin word “fannum,” which means “fan” or “winnowing basket.” In everyday French, effaner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of effaner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Ils étaient partis avant que la tempête n’eût effané toutes les feuilles. (They had left before the storm scattered all the leaves.)
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J’avais déjà ramassé les affaires avant que le vent n’eût effané tout le sable. (I had already picked up the belongings before the wind scattered all the sand.)
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Elle était partie avant que les oiseaux n’eussent effané toutes les graines. (She had left before the birds scattered all the seeds.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse effané | J’aurais aimé que je eusse effané. | I wish I had unweaved. |
tu | eusses effané | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses effané. | I wish you had unweaved. |
il | eût effané | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût effané. | I wish he had unweaved. |
elle | eût effané | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût effané. | I wish she had unweaved. |
on | eût effané | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût effané. | I wish one had unweaved. |
nous | eussions effané | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions effané. | I wish we had unweaved. |
vous | eussiez effané | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez effané. | I wish you had unweaved. |
ils | eussent effané | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent effané. | I wish they had unweaved. |
elles | eussent effané | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent effané. | I wish they had unweaved. |
Other Conjugations for Effaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
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Effaner – 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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