Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Introduction to the verb empanner
The English translation of the French verb empanner is “to tack” or “to jibe.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pan-ay.”
Empanner comes from the Old French word “empan,” which means “bread.” In sailing terminology, it refers to the action of turning a boat’s head into the wind in order to change its direction. In everyday French, it can also mean “to change course” or “to switch gears.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, empanner is used to express a past action that was desired or requested, but did not happen. It is often used in conjunction with the conjunction “que.”
Here are three simple examples of empanner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il avait fallu que je t’empannasse avant de retourner au port. (I had to tack before returning to the port.)
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Nous aurions voulu que tu empannasses plus tôt, mais tu n’as pas pu. (We would have liked you to tack earlier, but you couldn’t.)
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Il était dommage que le vent se soit levé si tard, nous avons dû empanner plusieurs fois pour maintenir le cap. (It was a shame that the wind picked up so late, we had to tack several times to maintain our course.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empanné | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse empanné. | I wish I had tacked. |
tu | eusses empanné | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses empanné. | I wish you had tacked. |
il | eût empanné | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût empanné. | I wish he had tacked. |
elle | eût empanné | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût empanné. | I wish she had tacked. |
on | eût empanné | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût empanné. | I wish one had tacked. |
nous | eussions empanné | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions empanné. | I wish we had tacked. |
vous | eussiez empanné | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez empanné. | I wish you had tacked. |
ils | eussent empanné | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent empanné. | I wish they had tacked. |
elles | eussent empanné | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent empanné. | I wish they had tacked. |
Other Conjugations for Empanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
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Empanner – 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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