Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Introduction to the verb accointer
The English translation of the French verb accointer is “to introduce” or “to acquaint.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-kwan-tay.”
Accointer comes from the Old French word “acointier,” which is derived from the Latin word “accognitare,” meaning “to recognize” or “to get to know.” In everyday French, accointer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation.
Here are three simple examples of accointer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je l’accointasse avant la réunion. (I had to introduce him before the meeting.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’accointasses avec ton cousin. (I would have liked for you to acquaint me with your cousin.)
- Le directeur a regretté de ne pas les avoir accointés plus tôt. (The manager regretted not having introduced them earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of accointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse accointé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse accointé. | I wish I had associated. |
tu | eusses accointé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses accointé. | I wish you had associated. |
il | eût accointé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût accointé. | I wish he had associated. |
elle | eût accointé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût accointé. | I wish she had associated. |
on | eût accointé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût accointé. | I wish one had associated. |
nous | eussions accointé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions accointé. | I wish we had associated. |
vous | eussiez accointé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez accointé. | I wish you had associated. |
ils | eussent accointé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent accointé. | I wish they had associated. |
elles | eussent accointé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent accointé. | I wish they had associated. |
Other Conjugations for Accointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accointer
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Accointer – 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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