Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Introduction to the verb aurifier
The English translation of the French verb aurifier is “to gold-plate.” It is pronounced as “oh-ree-fee-yay.”
The word aurifier comes from the Latin word “aurum” which means gold. It is a verb that was coined in the 19th century and is used to describe the process of covering an object with a layer of gold.
In everyday French, aurifier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express actions or events that are hypothetical, uncertain, or contrary to reality in the past.
Here are three examples of aurifier being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aurifies la bague avant de me la donner. (I would have liked for you to have gold-plated the ring before giving it to me.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils aurifient la statue pour la rendre plus précieuse. (It would have been necessary for them to have gold-plated the statue to make it more valuable.)
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Mes parents auraient souhaité que je n’aurifie pas mon téléphone portable. (My parents would have wished for me to not have gold-plated my cell phone.)
These sentences convey the idea of a hypothetical or desired action in the past, using the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense of aurifier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of aurifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse aurifié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse aurifié. | I wish I had aurified. |
tu | eusses aurifié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses aurifié. | I wish you had aurified. |
il | eût aurifié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût aurifié. | I wish he had aurified. |
elle | eût aurifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût aurifié. | I wish she had aurified. |
on | eût aurifié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût aurifié. | I wish one had aurified. |
nous | eussions aurifié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions aurifié. | I wish we had aurified. |
vous | eussiez aurifié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez aurifié. | I wish you had aurified. |
ils | eussent aurifié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent aurifié. | I wish they had aurified. |
elles | eussent aurifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent aurifié. | I wish they had aurified. |
Other Conjugations for Aurifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
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Aurifier – 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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