Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Introduction to the verb affermer
The English translation of the French verb affermer is “to affirm” or “to confirm.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-fehr-may.”
The word “affermer” comes from the Latin verb “affirmare,” meaning “to make firm or steadfast.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a possibility or uncertainty in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il est possible que je l’aie affermi lors de notre discussion. (It is possible that I affirmed it during our discussion.)
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Je suis contente que vous ayez affermi votre décision. (I am glad that you confirmed your decision.)
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Il est probable qu’elle ait affermi ses croyances après avoir étudié la question. (It is likely that she affirmed her beliefs after studying the issue.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affermi | Pour que j’aie affermi l’affaire. | So that I have confirmed the matter. |
tu | aies affermi | Il faut que tu aies affermi ta position. | You must have confirmed your position. |
il | ait affermi | Il est possible qu’il ait affermi ses propos. | It’s possible he confirmed his words. |
elle | ait affermi | Elle craint qu’elle ait affermi sa décision. | She fears she confirmed her decision. |
on | ait affermi | On veut qu’on ait affermi son autorité. | We want it to have confirmed its authority. |
nous | ayons affermi | Espérons que nous ayons affermi notre relation. | Let’s hope we confirmed our relationship. |
vous | ayez affermi | Il est important que vous ayez affermi vos arguments. | It’s important that you confirmed your arguments. |
ils | aient affermi | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affermi leur position. | They doubt they confirmed their position. |
elles | aient affermi | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient affermi leur alliance. | They prefer they confirmed their alliance. |
Other Conjugations for Affermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
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Affermer – 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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