Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Introduction to the verb assibiler
The English translation of the French verb assibiler is “to sibilate” or “to hiss.” It is pronounced “ah-see-bee-lay.”
Assibiler comes from the Latin word “sibilare,” meaning “to hiss,” which also gave rise to the French word “siffler” (to whistle). It is most often used in everyday French to describe a sound that resembles a long, drawn-out hiss or whisper. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is nagging or constantly criticizing.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, assibiler is used to express a hypothetical past action or situation, often in subordinate clauses. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Il fallait que je me taise pour ne pas l’assibiler. (I had to stay quiet so as not to sibilate at him.)
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ne m’assibilât pas constamment. (I wish he hadn’t constantly sibilated at me.)
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Si tu n’avais pas assibilé pendant tout le film, on aurait peut-être pu le comprendre. (If you hadn’t been hissing throughout the whole movie, we might have been able to understand it.)
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I had to stay quiet so as not to sibilate at him.
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I wish he hadn’t constantly sibilated at me.
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If you hadn’t been hissing throughout the whole movie, we might have been able to understand it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assibiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse assiblié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse assiblié. | I wish I had made sibilant. |
tu | eusses assiblié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses assiblié. | I wish you had made sibilant. |
il | eût assiblié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût assiblié. | I wish he had made sibilant |
elle | eût assiblié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût assiblié. | I wish she had made sibilant. |
on | eût assiblié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût assiblié. | I wish one had made sibilant. |
nous | eussions assiblié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions assiblié. | I wish we had made sibilant. |
vous | eussiez assiblié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez assiblié. | I wish you had made sibilant. |
ils | eussent assiblié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent assiblié. | I wish they had made sibilant. |
elles | eussent assiblié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent assiblié. | I wish they had made sibilant. |
Other Conjugations for Assibiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assibiler
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Assibiler – 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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