Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Introduction to the verb adosser
The English translation of adosser is “to lean against”. It is pronounced as “ah-doh-say” in its infinitive form.
The word adosser comes from the Old French word “ados”, meaning “back, shoulder, or support”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or hypothetical outcome of a past event.
Here are three simple examples of adosser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies adossé la chaise avant de partir. (I would have liked for you to have leaned the chair before leaving.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût adossé sa décision sur des faits concrets. (She should have based her decision on concrete facts.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez adossé la table contre le mur. (We would have preferred for you to have leaned the table against the wall.)
English translations:
- I would have liked for you to have leaned the chair before leaving.
- She should have based her decision on concrete facts.
- We would have preferred for you to have leaned the table against the wall.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of adosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse adossé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse adossé. | I wish I had leaned. |
tu | eusses adossé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses adossé. | I wish you had leaned. |
il | eût adossé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût adossé. | I wish he had leaned. |
elle | eût adossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût adossé. | I wish she had leaned. |
on | eût adossé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût adossé. | I wish one had leaned. |
nous | eussions adossé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions adossé. | I wish we had leaned. |
vous | eussiez adossé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez adossé. | I wish you had leaned. |
ils | eussent adossé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent adossé. | I wish they had leaned. |
elles | eussent adossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent adossé. | I wish they had leaned. |
Other Conjugations for Adosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
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Adosser – 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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