Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Introduction to the verb arc-bouter
The English translation of the French verb arc-bouter is “to arch or brace.” It is pronounced “ark-boo-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of arc-bouter can be traced back to the Old French word “arc,” meaning “bow” and “bouter,” meaning “to push or thrust.” Together, they form the meaning of “to arch or brace.”
In everyday French, arc-bouter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a subjunctive mood used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il faut que je m’arc-boute contre le vent pour tenir debout. (It was necessary for me to brace against the wind to stay upright.)
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Elle aurait aimé que tu t’arc-boutes contre le mur pour éviter de tomber. (She would have liked you to brace against the wall to avoid falling.)
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Nous aurions dû nous arc-bouter contre les vagues pour ne pas être emportés. (We should have braced against the waves to not be carried away.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of arc-bouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie arc-bouté | Je doute que j’aie arc-bouté. | I doubt that I arched my back. |
tu | aies arc-bouté | Il faut que tu aies arc-bouté. | You must have arched your back. |
il | ait arc-bouté | Il est possible qu’il ait arc-bouté. | It’s possible he arched his back. |
elle | ait arc-bouté | Elle craint qu’elle ait arc-bouté. | She fears she arched her back. |
on | ait arc-bouté | On veut qu’on ait arc-bouté. | We want it to have been arched. |
nous | ayons arc-bouté | Espérons que nous ayons arc-bouté. | Let’s hope we arched our backs. |
vous | ayez arc-bouté | Il est important que vous ayez arc-bouté. | It’s important that you arched your back. |
ils | aient arc-bouté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient arc-bouté. | They doubt they arched their backs. |
elles | aient arc-bouté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient arc-bouté. | They prefer they arched their backs. |
Other Conjugations for Arc-Bouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
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Arc-Bouter – 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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