Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Introduction to the verb daigner
The English translation of the French verb daigner is “to deign” or “to condescend.” It is pronounced “deh-nyay.”
The origin of daigner can be traced back to the Latin word “dignare,” meaning “to deem worthy.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of daigner in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Il est peu probable qu’elle ait daigné nous inviter à la fête. (It is unlikely that she deigned to invite us to the party.)
- Je ne pense pas qu’il ait daigné écouter nos conseils. (I don’t think he deigned to listen to our advice.)
- Il était surpris qu’elle eût daigné lui parler après toutes ces années. (He was surprised that she had deigned to talk to him after all these years.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of daigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie daigné | Je doute que j’aie daigné. | I doubt that I deigned. |
tu | aies daigné | Il faut que tu aies daigné. | You must have deigned. |
il | ait daigné | Il est possible qu’il ait daigné. | It’s possible he deigned. |
elle | ait daigné | Elle craint qu’elle ait daigné. | She fears she deigned. |
on | ait daigné | On veut qu’on ait daigné. | We want it to have been deigned. |
nous | ayons daigné | Espérons que nous ayons daigné. | Let’s hope we deigned. |
vous | ayez daigné | Il est important que vous ayez daigné. | It’s important that you deigned. |
ils | aient daigné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient daigné. | They doubt they deigned. |
elles | aient daigné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient daigné. | They prefer they deigned. |
Other Conjugations for Daigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
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Daigner – 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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