Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Introduction to the verb guigner
The English translation of the French verb guigner is “to eye”, “to glance at” or “to look at with envy”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “geen-yay”.
The word “guigner” comes from the Old French word “guignier”, which means “to look with slyness or malice”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action that occurred in the past before another action.
Examples of the usage of “guigner” in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais peur qu’il ait guigné ma place. (I was afraid that he had eyed my spot.)
- Elle avait honte qu’ils aient guigné son nouveau sac. (She was ashamed that they had looked at her new bag with envy.)
- Nous étions tristes qu’ils aient guigné notre bonheur. (We were sad that they had looked at our happiness with envy.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of guigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse guigné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse guigné. | I wish I had winked. |
tu | eusses guigné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses guigné. | I wish you had winked. |
il | eût guigné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût guigné. | I wish he had winked. |
elle | eût guigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût guigné. | I wish she had winked. |
on | eût guigné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût guigné. | I wish one had winked. |
nous | eussions guigné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions guigné. | I wish we had winked. |
vous | eussiez guigné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez guigné. | I wish you had winked. |
ils | eussent guigné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent guigné. | I wish they had winked. |
elles | eussent guigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent guigné. | I wish they had winked. |
Other Conjugations for Guigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guigner
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Guigner – 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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