Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Introduction to the verb atrophier
The English translation of the French verb atrophier is “to atrophy” or “to waste away”. It is pronounced as “ah-troh-fee-yay” in its infinitive form.
Atrophier comes from the Greek word “trophe” which means “food” and the prefix “a-” which indicates negation, resulting in the meaning of “lack of nourishment” or “wasting away”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that is prior to another past action.
Examples of atrophier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais peur qu’elle eût atrophié ses muscles après deux mois de convalescence. (I was afraid that she had atrophied her muscles after two months of recovery.)
- Il était probable que le manque d’exercice eût atrophié sa capacité à courir vite. (It was likely that the lack of exercise had atrophied his ability to run fast.)
- Nous étions déçus qu’ils eussent laissé atrophier leur amitié en ne se parlant plus. (We were disappointed that they had let their friendship atrophy by not speaking to each other anymore.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of atrophier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse atrophié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse atrophié. | I wish I had atrophied. |
tu | eusses atrophié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses atrophié. | I wish you had atrophied. |
il | eût atrophié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût atrophié. | I wish he had atrophied. |
elle | eût atrophié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût atrophié. | I wish she had atrophied. |
on | eût atrophié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût atrophié. | I wish one had atrophied. |
nous | eussions atrophié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions atrophié. | I wish we had atrophied. |
vous | eussiez atrophié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez atrophié. | I wish you had atrophied. |
ils | eussent atrophié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent atrophié. | I wish they had atrophied. |
elles | eussent atrophié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent atrophié. | I wish they had atrophied. |
Other Conjugations for Atrophier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
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Atrophier – 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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