Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Introduction to the verb batailler
The English translation of the French verb batailler is “to fight” or “to struggle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as bah-tay-yay.
The language origin of batailler can be traced back to the Old French word “bataille,” meaning “battle” or “fight.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express past actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais bataillé toute la journée avant de terminer mon travail. (I had fought all day before finishing my work.)
- Elle avait bataillé pour trouver un emploi, mais enfin elle en a trouvé un. (She had struggled to find a job, but finally she found one.)
- Nous avions bataillé pendant des heures pour comprendre le problème, mais nous n’avons pas réussi à le résoudre. (We had fought for hours to understand the problem, but we couldn’t solve it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of batailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bataillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bataillé. | I wish I had fought. |
tu | eusses bataillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bataillé. | I wish you had fought. |
il | eût bataillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bataillé. | I wish he had fought. |
elle | eût bataillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bataillé. | I wish she had fought. |
on | eût bataillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bataillé. | I wish one had fought. |
nous | eussions bataillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bataillé. | I wish we had fought. |
vous | eussiez bataillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bataillé. | I wish you had fought. |
ils | eussent bataillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bataillé. | I wish they had fought. |
elles | eussent bataillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bataillé. | I wish they had fought. |
Other Conjugations for Batailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
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Batailler – 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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