Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Introduction to the verb doler
The English translation of the French verb doler is “to hurt” or “to ache.” It is pronounced “doh-leh.”
The origin of doler can be traced back to the Latin word “dolere,” which also means “to hurt” or “to be in pain.” This word was then adopted into Old French as “dolir” and eventually evolved into the modern French verb “doler.”
In everyday French, doler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain situation. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” (if) to indicate a condition or possibility.
Examples of usage of doler in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu ne me ferais pas mal. (If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t be hurting me.)
- Je souhaite que cela ne te fasse pas trop mal. (I hope it doesn’t hurt you too much.)
- Il est possible que la blessure lui ait fait mal pendant plusieurs jours. (It is possible that the injury has hurt him for several days.)
English translations:
- If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t be hurting me.
- I hope it doesn’t hurt you too much.
- It is possible that the injury has hurt him for several days.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of doler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dolé | Je doute que j’aie dolé. | I doubt that I have aching. |
tu | aies dolé | Il faut que tu aies dolé. | You must have aching. |
il | ait dolé | Il est possible qu’il ait dolé. | It’s possible he has aching. |
elle | ait dolé | Elle craint qu’elle ait dolé. | She fears she has aching. |
on | ait dolé | On veut qu’on ait dolé. | We want it to have been aching. |
nous | ayons dolé | Espérons que nous ayons dolé. | Let’s hope we have aching. |
vous | ayez dolé | Il est important que vous ayez dolé. | It’s important that you have aching. |
ils | aient dolé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dolé. | They doubt they have aching. |
elles | aient dolé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dolé. | They prefer they have aching. |
Other Conjugations for Doler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doler
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Doler – 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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