Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Introduction to the verb grossoyer
The English translation of the French verb grossoyer is “to growl” or “to snarl.” The infinitive form, grossoyer, is pronounced “gro-swa-yay.”
The language origin of grossoyer comes from the Old French word “groussier,” meaning “to growl.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je doutais qu’il eût grossié lorsqu’il était en colère. (I doubted that he had growled when he was angry.)
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Ma mère craignait que le chien eût grossié contre le facteur. (My mother feared that the dog had growled at the mailman.)
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Nous pensions qu’il eût grossié lorsqu’il était blessé. (We thought that he had growled when he was injured.)
English translations:
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I doubted that he had growled when he was angry.
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My mother feared that the dog had growled at the mailman.
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We thought that he had growled when he was injured.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of grossoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse grossoyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse grossoyé. | I wish I had scolded. |
tu | eusses grossoyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses grossoyé. | I wish you had scolded. |
il | eût grossoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût grossoyé. | I wish he had scolded. |
elle | eût grossoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût grossoyé. | I wish she had scolded. |
on | eût grossoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût grossoyé. | I wish one had scolded. |
nous | eussions grossoyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions grossoyé. | I wish we had scolded. |
vous | eussiez grossoyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez grossoyé. | I wish you had scolded. |
ils | eussent grossoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent grossoyé. | I wish they had scolded. |
elles | eussent grossoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent grossoyé. | I wish they had scolded. |
Other Conjugations for Grossoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grossoyer
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Grossoyer – 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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