Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Introduction to the verb abdiquer
The English translation of the French verb “abdiquer” is “to abdicate.” The infinitive form “abdiquer” is pronounced as “ahb-dee-kay.”
The word “abdiquer” originated from the Latin word “abdicare,” which means “to renounce,” “to disown,” or “to surrender.” In everyday French, “abdiquer” is commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé (subjunctive past) tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred in the past.
Here are three examples of “abdiquer” in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que le roi abdiquât pour éviter la guerre.
(It would have been necessary for the king to have abdicated to avoid the war.) -
Je regrette qu’elle ait abdiqué ses responsabilités familiales.
(I regret that she abdicated her family responsibilities.) -
Nous aurions préféré que le président n’ait pas abdiqué son autorité.
(We would have preferred that the president hadn’t abdicated his authority.)
Please note that the usage of the Subjonctif Passé tense is less common in everyday speech and more frequently found in formal or written French.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of abdiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie abdiqué | Il est possible que j’aie abdiqué. | It’s possible that I abdicated. |
tu | aies abdiqué | Il faut que tu aies abdiqué. | You must have abdicated. |
il | ait abdiqué | Je doute qu’il ait abdiqué. | I doubt he abdicated. |
elle | ait abdiqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait abdiqué. | She fears she abdicated. |
on | ait abdiqué | On veut qu’on ait abdiqué. | We want it to have been abdicated. |
nous | ayons abdiqué | Espérons que nous ayons abdiqué. | Let’s hope we abdicated. |
vous | ayez abdiqué | Il est important que vous ayez abdiqué. | It’s important that you abdicated. |
ils | aient abdiqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient abdiqué. | They doubt they abdicated. |
elles | aient abdiqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient abdiqué. | They prefer they abdicated. |
Other Conjugations for Abdiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abdiquer
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Abdiquer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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