Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Introduction to the verb attrister
The English translation of the French verb attrister is “to sadden” or “to make sad.” The infinitive form of attrister is pronounced “ah-tree-stay.”
Attrister comes from the Old French word “triste,” meaning “sad” or “gloomy.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of attrister used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’étais attristé qu’il n’ait pas réussi à l’examen. (I was saddened that he had not passed the exam.)
- Nous aurions été attristés si tu n’étais pas venu à la fête. (We would have been saddened if you had not come to the party.)
- Elle m’a dit qu’elle était très attristée par la nouvelle de son départ. (She told me she was very saddened by the news of his departure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of attrister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse attristé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse attristé. | I wish I had saddened. |
tu | eusses attristé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses attristé. | I wish you had saddened. |
il | eût attristé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût attristé. | I wish he had saddened. |
elle | eût attristé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût attristé. | I wish she had saddened. |
on | eût attristé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût attristé. | I wish one had saddened. |
nous | eussions attristé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions attristé. | I wish we had saddened. |
vous | eussiez attristé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez attristé. | I wish you had saddened. |
ils | eussent attristé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent attristé. | I wish they had saddened. |
elles | eussent attristé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent attristé. | I wish they had saddened. |
Other Conjugations for Attrister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
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Attrister – 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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