Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Introduction to the verb assener
The English translation of the French verb assener is “to strike,” “to hit,” or “to deliver.” It is pronounced “ah-seh-nay.”
Assener comes from the Old French word “assener,” which means “to strike” or “to hit.” It was derived from the Latin word “assenare,” meaning “to equip” or “to arm.” In everyday French, assener is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or imagined action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how assener is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais asséné un coup de poing à mon frère si j’avais su qu’il m’avait volé de l’argent.
(I would have struck my brother if I had known he had stolen money from me.) -
Elle aurait asséné un coup à son patron si elle avait découvert qu’il l’avait licenciée injustement.
(She would have hit her boss if she had found out he had unfairly fired her.) -
Si nous avions su plus tôt, nous aurions asséné une attaque surprise à l’ennemi.
(If we had known earlier, we would have delivered a surprise attack to the enemy.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse asséné | Si j’avais su, je eusse asséné un coup. | If I had known, I would have dealt a blow. |
tu | eusses asséné | Si tu avais su, tu eusses asséné un coup. | If you had known, you would have dealt a blow. |
il | eût asséné | Si il avait su, il eût asséné un coup. | If he had known, he would have dealt a blow. |
elle | eût asséné | Si elle avait su, elle eût asséné un coup. | If she had known, she would have dealt a blow. |
on | eût asséné | Si on avait su, on eût asséné un coup. | If one had known, one would have dealt a blow. |
nous | eussions asséné | Si nous avions su, nous eussions asséné un coup. | If we had known, we would have dealt a blow. |
vous | eussiez asséné | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez asséné un coup. | If you had known, you would have dealt a blow. |
ils | eussent asséné | Si ils avaient su, ils eussent asséné un coup. | If they had known, they would have dealt a blow. |
elles | eussent asséné | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent asséné un coup. | If they had known, they would have dealt a blow. |
Other Conjugations for Assener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
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Assener – 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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