Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Introduction to the verb archaïser
The English translation of the French verb archaïser is “to archaize.” It is pronounced “ahr-kay-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word archaïser comes from the French word “archaïque,” which means “archaic” or “old-fashioned.” It is a regular -er verb and is used to describe the act of making something old-fashioned or outdated.
In everyday French, archaïser is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, also known as the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
3 Examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il fallait que je l’archaïsasse pour qu’il s’intègre bien dans le décor ancien. (I had to archaize it so that it would fit well in the old-fashioned decor.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu archaïsasses ta tenue pour la soirée masquée. (I wish you had archaized your outfit for the masquerade party.)
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Si nous avions archaïsé nos méthodes de production plus tôt, nous n’aurions pas eu autant de difficultés financières. (If we had archaized our production methods earlier, we wouldn’t have had as many financial difficulties.)
English translations:
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I had to make it look old-fashioned so it would fit in with the antique decor.
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I wish you had made your outfit more old-fashioned for the masquerade party.
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If we had made our production methods more old-fashioned earlier, we wouldn’t have had so many financial difficulties.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of archaïser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse archaïsé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse archaïsé. | I wish I had archaized. |
tu | eusses archaïsé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses archaïsé. | I wish you had archaized. |
il | eût archaïsé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût archaïsé. | I wish he had archaized. |
elle | eût archaïsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût archaïsé. | I wish she had archaized. |
on | eût archaïsé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût archaïsé. | I wish one had archaized. |
nous | eussions archaïsé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions archaïsé. | I wish we had archaized. |
vous | eussiez archaïsé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez archaïsé. | I wish you had archaized. |
ils | eussent archaïsé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent archaïsé. | I wish they had archaized. |
elles | eussent archaïsé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent archaïsé. | I wish they had archaized. |
Other Conjugations for Archaïser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
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Archaïser – 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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