Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Introduction to the verb apanager
The English translation of the French verb apanager is “to endow” or “to grant an estate.” It is pronounced “ah-pah-nah-zhay.”
The word apanager comes from the Old French word “apanage” which means “inheritance” or “patrimony.” It is derived from the Medieval Latin word “appanagium” which comes from the Greek word “apaneche” meaning “provision” or “remittance.”
In everyday French, apanager is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a doubt, a wish, or a hypothetical situation in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif présent tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are 3 simple examples of apanager in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que mes parents m’aient apanagé une maison en héritage. (I would have liked for my parents to have endowed me a house in inheritance.)
- Il est possible que le roi ait apanagé ses fils avec des terres. (It is possible that the king has granted his sons with lands.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous n’ayez pas apanagé votre fille unique avec tant de richesse. (We would have preferred for you to not have endowed your only daughter with so much wealth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of apanager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie apanagé | Je suis heureux que j’aie apanagé. | I am happy that I have endowed. |
tu | aies apanagé | Il faut que tu aies apanagé. | You must have endowed. |
il | ait apanagé | Il semble qu’il ait apanagé. | It seems he has endowed. |
elle | ait apanagé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait apanagé. | She is happy that she has endowed. |
on | ait apanagé | On veut qu’on ait apanagé. | We want it to have been endowed. |
nous | ayons apanagé | Nous préférons que nous ayons apanagé. | We prefer that we endowed. |
vous | ayez apanagé | Il est important que vous ayez apanagé. | It’s important that you endowed. |
ils | aient apanagé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient apanagé. | They hope they endowed. |
elles | aient apanagé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient apanagé. | They doubt they endowed. |
Other Conjugations for Apanager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
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Apanager – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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