Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Introduction to the verb affiner
The English translation of the French verb affiner is “to refine” or “to perfect.” It is pronounced “ah-fee-nay.”
The word affiner comes from the Old French word “afiner,” which means “to make finer.” It is derived from the Latin word “adfinare,” meaning “to make fine or thin.” In everyday French, affiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, affiner is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. It is often used after certain conjunctions such as “si” (if) or “bien que” (although) to express a condition or a contrast. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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“Si j’avais affiné mon plan, j’aurais peut-être réussi.” (If I had refined my plan, I might have succeeded.)
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“Il est dommage que tu n’aies pas affiné tes compétences avant de postuler pour ce poste.” (It’s a shame that you didn’t perfect your skills before applying for this job.)
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“Bien qu’elle ait affiné son argumentation, elle n’a pas réussi à convaincre le jury.” (Although she refined her argument, she didn’t manage to convince the jury.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affiné | Je ne crois pas que j’aie affiné. | I don’t believe I refined. |
tu | aies affiné | Tu aimerais que tu aies affiné. | You would like to have refined. |
il | ait affiné | Il est possible qu’il ait affiné. | It’s possible he refined. |
elle | ait affiné | Elle préfère qu’elle ait affiné. | She prefers she refined. |
on | ait affiné | On veut qu’on ait affiné. | We want it to have been refined. |
nous | ayons affiné | J’espère que nous ayons affiné. | I hope we refined. |
vous | ayez affiné | Il est important que vous ayez affiné. | It’s important that you refined. |
ils | aient affiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affiné. | They doubt they refined. |
elles | aient affiné | Elles croient qu’elles aient affiné. | They believe they refined. |
Other Conjugations for Affiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiner
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Affiner – 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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