Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Introduction to the verb abouter
The English translation of the French verb abouter is “to join” or “to connect.” It is pronounced as “ah-boo-tay.”
The word abouter comes from the Old French word “a” meaning “to, at” and “bouter” meaning “to put, to push.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “buttare” meaning “to strike” or “to push.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: Il fallait que nous eussions abouti la discussion avant de partir. (It was necessary that we had completed the discussion before leaving.)
Example 2: J’espérais que tu eusses abouti à une décision finale. (I hoped that you had come to a final decision.)
Example 3: Il était important que les deux parties eussent abouti à un accord. (It was important that both parties had reached an agreement.)
English translations:
- We had to finish the discussion before leaving.
- I hoped that you had made a final decision.
- It was important that both parties had reached an agreement.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of abouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse abouté | Si j’avais su, je eusse abouté le bois. | If I had known, I would have joined the wood. |
tu | eusses abouté | Si j’avais su, tu eusses abouté le bois. | If you had known, you would have joined the wood. |
il | eût abouté | Si j’avais su, il eût abouté le bois. | If he had known, he would have joined the wood. |
elle | eût abouté | Si j’avais su, elle eût abouté le bois. | If she had known, she would have joined the wood. |
on | eût abouté | Si j’avais su, on eût abouté le bois. | If one had known, one would have joined the wood. |
nous | eussions abouté | Si j’avais su, nous eussions abouté le bois. | If we had known, we would have joined the wood. |
vous | eussiez abouté | Si j’avais su, vous eussiez abouté le bois. | If you had known, you would have joined the wood. |
ils | eussent abouté | Si j’avais su, ils eussent abouté le bois. | If they had known, they would have joined the wood. |
elles | eussent abouté | Si j’avais su, elles eussent abouté le bois. | If they had known, they would have joined the wood. |
Other Conjugations for Abouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abouter
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Abouter – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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