Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Introduction to the verb afflouer
The English translation of the French verb afflouer is “to flood” or “to inundate.” It is pronounced as “ah-floo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The verb afflouer comes from the Old French word “afleur,” meaning “to overflow,” and has its roots in the Latin word “affluere,” meaning “to flow towards.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses an action that is hypothetical or uncertain in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que la rivière n’affluât pas pour que les maisons ne soient pas afflouées. (It was necessary for the river not to flood so that the houses would not be inundated.)
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Nous espérions que la digue ait été assez solide pour ne pas être afflouée par les eaux. (We were hoping that the dyke had been strong enough not to be flooded by the waters.)
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J’avais peur que la pluie n’affluât et que la rue ne soit complètement afflouée. (I was afraid that the rain would flood and that the street would be completely flooded.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of afflouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affloui | Je doute que j’aie affloui. | I doubt that I afflued. |
tu | aies affloui | Il faut que tu aies affloui. | You must have afflued. |
il | ait affloui | Il est possible qu’il ait affloui. | It’s possible he afflued. |
elle | ait affloui | Elle craint qu’elle ait affloui. | She fears she afflued. |
on | ait affloui | On veut qu’on ait affloui. | We want it to have been afflued. |
nous | ayons affloui | Espérons que nous ayons affloui. | Let’s hope we afflued. |
vous | ayez affloui | Il est important que vous ayez affloui. | It’s important that you afflued. |
ils | aient affloui | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affloui. | They doubt they afflued. |
elles | aient affloui | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient affloui. | They prefer they afflued. |
Other Conjugations for Afflouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
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Afflouer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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