Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb affleurer is “to come close to” or “to be close to.” In its infinitive form, it is pronounced ah-fluh-reh.
Affleurer comes from the Old French word “fleurer,” meaning “to flower” or “to bloom.” The prefix “a-” in front of “fleurer” indicates a sense of proximity or closeness. In everyday French, affleurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that may or may not have happened.
Examples:
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J’espérais qu’il affleurât à la vérité. (I hoped that he had come close to the truth.)
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Elle craignait qu’ils n’affleurassent à la solution. (She feared that they had not come close to a solution.)
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Nous étions heureux qu’elle eût affleuré à la réalité. (We were happy that she had come close to reality.)
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I hoped that he had come close to the truth.
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She feared that they had not come close to a solution.
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We were happy that she had come close to reality.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affleuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affleuré. | I wish I had come close to. |
tu | eusses affleuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affleuré. | I wish you had come close to. |
il | eût affleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affleuré. | I wish he had come close to. |
elle | eût affleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affleuré. | I wish she had come close to. |
on | eût affleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affleuré. | I wish one had come close to. |
nous | eussions affleuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affleuré. | I wish we had come close to. |
vous | eussiez affleuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affleuré. | I wish you had come close to. |
ils | eussent affleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affleuré. | I wish they had come close to. |
elles | eussent affleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affleuré. | I wish they had come close to. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – 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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