Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb emmortaiser

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The English translation of the French verb emmortaiser is “to immortalize.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-mohr-tay-zay.”

The verb emmortaiser comes from the word “immortel,” meaning “immortal” and the suffix “-iser” which is used to create a verb from a noun. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) tense, which is a literary tense used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.

  1. Il est important que tu aies emmortaisé ces moments-là. (It is important that you have immortalized those moments.)
  2. J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût emmortaisé sa beauté à travers ses œuvres. (I would have liked her to have immortalized her beauty through her works.)
  3. J’ai peur qu’on n’ait pas emmortaisé le vrai sens de cette histoire. (I’m afraid we didn’t immortalize the true meaning of this story.)

English translations:

  1. It is important that you have immortalized those moments.
  2. I would have liked her to have immortalized her beauty through her works.
  3. I’m afraid we didn’t immortalize the true meaning of this story.

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of emmortaiser

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie emmortaisé Je veux que j’aie emmortaisé. I want to have immortalized.
tu aies emmortaisé Elle aimerait que tu aies emmortaisé. She would like you to have immortalized.
il ait emmortaisé Il est important qu’il ait emmortaisé. It’s important that he have immortalized.
elle ait emmortaisé Elle craint qu’elle ait emmortaisé. She fears she have immortalized.
on ait emmortaisé On préfère qu’on ait emmortaisé. We prefer it to have been immortalized.
nous ayons emmortaisé Nous doutons que nous ayons emmortaisé. We doubt we have immortalized.
vous ayez emmortaisé Il faut que vous ayez emmortaisé. You must have immortalized.
ils aient emmortaisé Ils disent qu’ils aient emmortaisé. They say they have immortalized.
elles aient emmortaisé Elles veulent qu’elles aient emmortaisé. They want them to have immortalized.

Other Conjugations for Emmortaiser.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emmortaiser

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Emmortaiser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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