Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Introduction to the verb affabuler
The English translation of the French verb affabuler is “to make up stories” or “to fabricate”. It is pronounced “ah-fah-byoo-lay”.
The word affabuler has its roots in the Latin word “fabulari” meaning “to speak” or “to tell stories”. It entered the French language in the 16th century and has since evolved to take on its current meaning.
In everyday French, affabuler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express something that could have happened in the past, but didn’t. This tense is often used to describe hypothetical or imaginary situations.
Here are three simple examples of using affabuler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Elle aurait affabulé si elle avait été là. (She would have made up stories if she had been there.)
- Nous aurions affabulé si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have fabricated if we had had more time.)
- Ils auraient affabulé s’ils avaient été plus créatifs. (They would have made up stories if they had been more creative.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affabulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affabulé. | I wish I had invented stories. |
tu | eusses affabulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affabulé. | I wish you had invented stories. |
il | eût affabulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affabulé. | I wish he had invented stories. |
elle | eût affabulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affabulé. | I wish she had invented stories. |
on | eût affabulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affabulé. | I wish one had invented stories. |
nous | eussions affabulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affabulé. | I wish we had invented stories. |
vous | eussiez affabulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affabulé. | I wish you had invented stories. |
ils | eussent affabulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affabulé. | I wish they had invented stories. |
elles | eussent affabulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affabulé. | I wish they had invented stories. |
Other Conjugations for Affabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
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Affabuler – 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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