Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Introduction to the verb affaisser
The English translation of the French verb affaisser is “to weaken” or “to collapse.” It is pronounced “ah-fay-say.”
The origin of the word affaisser can be traced back to the Latin word “fatis,” meaning “weary” or “tired.”
In everyday French, affaisser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions that could have happened in the past but did not.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of affaisser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je craignais que tu n’affaissasses sous la pression. (I was afraid that you would weaken under pressure.)
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Il avait peur que la structure ne s’affaissât complètement. (He was afraid that the structure would collapse completely.)
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Nous doutions qu’ils n’affaissassent après leur long voyage. (We doubted that they would be weakened after their long journey.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affaisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affaissé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affaissé. | I wish I had collapsed. |
tu | eusses affaissé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affaissé. | I wish you had collapsed. |
il | eût affaissé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affaissé. | I wish he had collapsed. |
elle | eût affaissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affaissé. | I wish she had collapsed. |
on | eût affaissé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affaissé. | I wish one had collapsed. |
nous | eussions affaissé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affaissé. | I wish we had collapsed. |
vous | eussiez affaissé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affaissé. | I wish you had collapsed. |
ils | eussent affaissé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affaissé. | I wish they had collapsed. |
elles | eussent affaissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affaissé. | I wish they had collapsed. |
Other Conjugations for Affaisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
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Affaisser – 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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