Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Introduction to the verb ennoyer
The English translation of the French verb ennoyer is “to annoy” or “to bother.” The infinitive form of ennoyer is pronounced as “ahn-wah-yeh.”
Ennoyer has its roots in the Old French word “enoier,” meaning “to drown” or “to suffocate.” Over time, its meaning shifted to include the concept of causing annoyance or irritation.
In everyday French, ennoyer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Example 1: Il fallait que je me dépêche, parce que sinon elle m’aurait ennuyé toute la journée. (I had to hurry, otherwise she would have annoyed me all day.)
Example 2: J’aurais aimé qu’elle ne m’ait pas ennuyé avec ses critiques. (I wish she hadn’t bothered me with her criticisms.)
Example 3: Si tu ne m’avais pas aidé, j’aurais sûrement été ennuyé avec toutes ces valises. (If you hadn’t helped me, I would have definitely been bothered with all these suitcases.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had to hurry, otherwise she would have annoyed me all day.
Example 2: I wish she hadn’t bothered me with her criticisms.
Example 3: If you hadn’t helped me, I would have definitely been bothered with all these suitcases.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ennoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ennuyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ennuyé. | I wish I had annoyed. |
tu | eusses ennuyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ennuyé. | I wish you had annoyed. |
il | eût ennuyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ennuyé. | I wish he had annoyed. |
elle | eût ennuyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ennuyé. | I wish she had annoyed. |
on | eût ennuyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ennuyé. | I wish one had annoyed. |
nous | eussions ennuyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ennuyé. | I wish we had annoyed. |
vous | eussiez ennuyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ennuyé. | I wish you had annoyed. |
ils | eussent ennuyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ennuyé. | I wish they had annoyed. |
elles | eussent ennuyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ennuyé. | I wish they had annoyed. |
Other Conjugations for Ennoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennoyer
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Ennoyer – 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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