Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Introduction to the verb apitoyer
The English translation of the French verb apitoyer is “to move to pity” or “to evoke someone’s pity.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-pee-twa-yay.
Apitoyer comes from the French word pitié, meaning “pity” or “compassion.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or state in the past.
Examples:
- Il fallait que je l’apitoie pour qu’il me pardonne. (I had to move him to pity for him to forgive me.)
- Elle souhaitait que son histoire les apitoie et les fasse changer d’avis. (She hoped that her story would move them to pity and make them change their minds.)
- Nous aurions aimé qu’elle s’apitoyât sur notre sort. (We would have liked for her to take pity on our situation.)
English translations:
- I had to move him to pity for him to forgive me.
- She hoped that her story would move them to pity and make them change their minds.
- We would have liked for her to take pity on our situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of apitoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | apitoyasse | Si tu étais triste, je apitoyasse sur toi. | If you were sad, I would feel sorry for you. |
tu | apitoyasses | Si tu voyais un chaton perdu, tu apitoyasses. | If you saw a lost kitten, you would pity it. |
il | apitoyât | Si il me voyait pleurer, il apitoyât sur moi. | If he saw me crying, he would feel sorry for me. |
elle | apitoyât | Si elle me voyait en danger, elle apitoyât. | If she saw me in danger, she would pity me. |
on | apitoyât | Si on me traitait mal, je apitoyât. | If someone treated me badly, I would feel sorry. |
nous | apitoyassions | Si nous avions plus d’amour, nous apitoyassions. | If we had more love, we would pity. |
vous | apitoyassiez | Si vous étiez plus généreux, vous apitoyassiez. | If you were more generous, you would pity. |
ils | apitoyassent | Si ils voyaient les pauvres, ils apitoyassent. | If they saw the poor, they would pity. |
elles | apitoyassent | Si elles voyaient les animaux abandonnés, elles apitoyassent. | If they saw abandoned animals, they would pity. |
Other Conjugations for Apitoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
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Apitoyer – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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