Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Introduction to the verb contrister
The English translation of the French verb contrister is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” It is pronounced as “kon-tree-stay” in its infinitive form.
The word contrister comes from the French prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the Latin root “tristis,” meaning “sad.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action or situation that is uncertain, hypothetical, or contrary to reality.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je suis désolé que tu aies été contristé par les nouvelles. (I am sorry that you were saddened by the news.)
- Il est possible que l’accident les ait contristés. (It is possible that the accident saddened them.)
- Nous regrettons que nos actions aient contristé nos voisins. (We regret that our actions saddened our neighbors.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past, where the subject’s sadness is not certain or definite. The verb contrister is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in this tense.
In everyday French, the verb contrister can also be used in the present tense, such as:
- Son départ me contriste profondément. (His departure saddens me deeply.)
- Je suis contristé par cette nouvelle. (I am saddened by this news.)
- Les larmes contristent le visage de sa mère. (Tears sadden his mother’s face.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contrister
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Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contristé | Je suis triste que j’aie contristé. | I am sad that I have saddened. |
tu | aies contristé | Il faut que tu aies contristé. | You must have saddened. |
il | ait contristé | Il est possible qu’il ait contristé. | It’s possible he saddened. |
elle | ait contristé | Elle craint qu’elle ait contristé. | She fears she saddened. |
on | ait contristé | On veut qu’on ait contristé. | We want it to have been saddened. |
nous | ayons contristé | Espérons que nous ayons contristé. | Let’s hope we saddened. |
vous | ayez contristé | Il est important que vous ayez contristé. | It’s important that you saddened. |
ils | aient contristé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contristé. | They doubt they saddened. |
elles | aient contristé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contristé. | They prefer they saddened. |
Other Conjugations for Contrister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
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Contrister – 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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