Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Introduction to the verb en ficher
The English translation of the French verb en ficher is “to not give a damn” or “to not care” in a negative sense. The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn fee-shay.”
The language origin of en ficher comes from the verb ficher, which means “to stick” or “to insert.” The prefix “en” adds a sense of negation, intensifying the meaning to “not give a damn.” It is most often used in informal or casual French.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, en ficher is used to express a hypothetical past action or event that did not matter to the speaker. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Si je n’avais pas fait mes devoirs, je m’en ficherais complètement. (If I had not done my homework, I wouldn’t have given a damn.)
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Il leur a offert un cadeau, mais ils s’en ficheraient après tout. (He gave them a gift, but they wouldn’t care anyway.)
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J’aurais pu être en retard, mais je m’en serais fichu. (I could have been late, but I wouldn’t have cared.)
Overall, en ficher is a colloquial expression used to convey a lack of interest or concern in a past situation. It is generally used in spoken French among friends or in informal settings.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of en ficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais en fiché | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais en fiché. | If I had known, I would have filed it. |
tu | aurais en fiché | Tu aurais en fiché le document. | You would have filed the document. |
il | aurait en fiché | Il aurait en fiché le rapport. | He would have filed the report. |
elle | aurait en fiché | Elle aurait en fiché l’article. | She would have filed the article. |
on | aurait en fiché | On aurait en fiché le dossier. | One would have filed the file. |
nous | aurions en fiché | Nous aurions en fiché le formulaire. | We would have filed the form. |
vous | auriez en fiché | Vous auriez en fiché les papiers. | You would have filed the papers. |
ils | auraient en fiché | Ils auraient en fiché les documents. | They would have filed the documents. |
elles | auraient en fiché | Elles auraient en fiché les dossiers. | They (female) would have filed the files. |
Other Conjugations for En Ficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en ficher
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En Ficher – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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