Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Introduction to the verb amenuiser
The English translation of the French verb amenuiser is “to reduce” or “to diminish.” It is pronounced ah-meh-nwee-zay.
The word “amenuiser” comes from the Latin word “ad,” meaning “to,” and the Latin word “minuere,” meaning “to lessen.” It is used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Examples of amenuiser in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu amenuises ta consommation de sucre. (I wish you had reduced your sugar intake.)
2) Il est possible qu’elle ait amenuisé son temps de travail pour s’occuper de sa famille. (It is possible that she reduced her work hours to take care of her family.)
3) Nous aurions préféré que vous amenuisiez vos dépenses pendant cette période difficile. (We would have preferred if you had reduced your expenses during this difficult time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of amenuiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie amenuisé | Je doute que j’aie amenuisé. | I doubt I have reduced. |
tu | aies amenuisé | Il est possible que tu aies amenuisé. | It’s possible you have reduced. |
il | ait amenuisé | Il est important qu’il ait amenuisé. | It’s important he reduced. |
elle | ait amenuisé | Elle craint qu’elle ait amenuisé. | She fears she has reduced. |
on | ait amenuisé | On préfère qu’on ait amenuisé. | We prefer it to have been reduced. |
nous | ayons amenuisé | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons amenuisé. | We are happy we have reduced. |
vous | ayez amenuisé | Il est temps que vous ayez amenuisé. | It’s time you reduced. |
ils | aient amenuisé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient amenuisé. | They doubt they have reduced. |
elles | aient amenuisé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient amenuisé. | They want it to have been reduced. |
Other Conjugations for Amenuiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amenuiser
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Amenuiser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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