Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Introduction to the verb douer
The English translation of the French verb “douer” is “to endow” or “to bless.” It is pronounced “doo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “douer” comes from the Latin word “dotare” meaning “to give a dowry.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a possible action in the past.
Example 1: Il est important que tu aies doué tes enfants de bonnes valeurs. (It is important that you have endowed your children with good values.)
Example 2: Après avoir doué ses élèves de sa sagesse, le professeur a pris sa retraite. (After blessing his students with his wisdom, the teacher retired.)
Example 3: J’espère que mes parents m’ont doué d’une bonne mémoire. (I hope that my parents have endowed me with a good memory.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of douer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie doué | Il est peu probable que j’aie doué. | It’s unlikely I endowed. |
tu | aies doué | Pour que tu aies doué, il faut du talent. | In order for you to have endowed, you need talent. |
il | ait doué | Il est possible qu’il ait doué. | It’s possible he endowed. |
elle | ait doué | Elle espère qu’elle ait doué. | She hopes she endowed. |
on | ait doué | On exige qu’on ait doué. | We demand it to have been endowed. |
nous | ayons doué | À moins que nous ayons doué, il n’y aura pas de progrès. | Unless we have endowed, there will be no progress. |
vous | ayez doué | Vous êtes sûr qu’il faut que vous ayez doué ? | Are you sure you have to have endowed? |
ils | aient doué | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient doué. | They prefer they endowed. |
elles | aient doué | Elle craint qu’elles aient doué. | She fears they endowed. |
Other Conjugations for Douer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
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Douer – 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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