Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Introduction to the verb effranger
The English translation of the French verb effranger is “to fray” or “to wear away.” It is pronounced as “eh-fron-zjay” in its infinitive form.
Effranger comes from the Old French word “effranger,” which means “to break” or “to ruin.” It is derived from the Latin word “frangere,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, effranger is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that hypothetically happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of effranger in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’elle n’eût effrangé ma robe. (I was afraid that she had frayed my dress.)
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Il était triste que le temps eût effrangé leur amitié. (He was sad that time had worn away their friendship.)
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Nous étions étonnés qu’ils eussent effrangé la corde. (We were surprised that they had broken the rope.)
These examples show how effranger is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action. In each sentence, the verb is conjugated in the past subjunctive form to indicate that the action is uncertain or hypothetical. The use of “que” before the verb also indicates that the action is dependent on another action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effranger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse effrangé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse effrangé. | If I had known, I wish I had broken. |
tu | eusses effrangé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses effrangé. | I wish you had broken. |
il | eût effrangé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût effrangé. | I wish he had broken. |
elle | eût effrangé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût effrangé. | I wish she had broken. |
on | eût effrangé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût effrangé. | I wish one had broken. |
nous | eussions effrangé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions effrangé. | I wish we had broken. |
vous | eussiez effrangé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez effrangé. | I wish you had broken. |
ils | eussent effrangé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent effrangé. | I wish they had broken. |
elles | eussent effrangé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent effrangé. | I wish they had broken. |
Other Conjugations for Effranger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effranger
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Effranger – 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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