Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Introduction to the verb allaiter
The English translation of the French verb allaiter is “to breastfeed.” The infinitive form is pronounced “a-lay-tay.”
The word allaiter comes from the Latin word “alimentare,” meaning “to nourish.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action or event that took place before another past event.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’étais contente qu’elle eût allaité son bébé pendant six mois avant de le sevrer. (I was glad that she had breastfed her baby for six months before weaning him/her.)
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Il était important que tu eusses allaité tes jumeaux jusqu’à l’âge d’un an. (It was important that you had breastfed your twins until they were one year old.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez allaité vos enfants plutôt que de leur donner du lait en poudre. (We would have preferred that you had breastfed your children instead of giving them formula.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of allaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse allaité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse allaité. | I wish I had breastfed. |
tu | eusses allaité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses allaité. | I wish you had breastfed. |
il | eût allaité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût allaité. | I wish he had breastfed. |
elle | eût allaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût allaité. | I wish she had breastfed. |
on | eût allaité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût allaité. | I wish one had breastfed. |
nous | eussions allaité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions allaité. | I wish we had breastfed. |
vous | eussiez allaité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez allaité. | I wish you had breastfed. |
ils | eussent allaité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent allaité. | I wish they had breastfed. |
elles | eussent allaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent allaité. | I wish they had breastfed. |
Other Conjugations for Allaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
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Allaiter – 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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