Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Introduction to the verb affamer
The English translation of the French verb affamer is “to starve” or “to deprive of food.” It is pronounced ah-fah-may.
Affamer comes from the Old French word “famer,” which means “to starve” or “to make hungry.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “famis,” meaning “hunger.” In everyday French, affamer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three examples of affamer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que tu ne l’affames pas pendant qu’il était malade.
Translation: You should not have starved him while he was sick. -
Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, je ne l’aurais pas affamé.
Translation: If I had followed your advice, I would not have starved him. -
On aurait dû les affamer pour leur faire comprendre la gravité de la situation.
Translation: We should have starved them to make them understand the seriousness of the situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affamé | Il est dommage que je eusse affamé. | It’s a shame that I had starved. |
tu | eusses affamé | Il est dommage que tu eusses affamé. | It’s a shame that you had starved. |
il | eût affamé | Il est dommage qu’il eût affamé. | It’s a shame that he had starved. |
elle | eût affamé | Il est dommage qu’elle eût affamé. | It’s a shame that she had starved. |
on | eût affamé | Il est dommage qu’on eût affamé. | It’s a shame that one had starved. |
nous | eussions affamé | Il est dommage que nous eussions affamé. | It’s a shame that we had starved. |
vous | eussiez affamé | Il est dommage que vous eussiez affamé. | It’s a shame that you had starved. |
ils | eussent affamé | Il est dommage qu’ils eussent affamé. | It’s a shame that they had starved. |
elles | eussent affamé | Il est dommage qu’elles eussent affamé. | It’s a shame that they had starved. |
Other Conjugations for Affamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affamer
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Affamer – 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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