Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Introduction to the verb boetter
The English translation of the French verb boetter is “to bow down” or “to bend down.” It is pronounced as “bwah-tay.”
The word boetter comes from the Old French word “boeter” which means “to bend” or “to bow down.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or emotion.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu boettes devant le roi. (I would have liked for you to bow down before the king.)
- Il regrettait qu’elle ait boetté si bas devant son patron. (He regretted that she had bowed down so low before her boss.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous boettiez plus respectueusement. (We would have preferred for you to bow down more respectfully.)
English translations:
- I wish you had bowed down before the king.
- He wished she had bowed down lower before her boss.
- We would have preferred for you to bow down more respectfully.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boetter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse boetté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse boetté. | I wish I had boetted. |
tu | eusses boetté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses boetté. | I wish you had boetted. |
il | eût boetté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût boetté. | I wish he had boetted. |
elle | eût boetté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût boetté. | I wish she had boetted. |
on | eût boetté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût boetté. | I wish one had boetted. |
nous | eussions boetté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions boetté. | I wish we had boetted. |
vous | eussiez boetté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez boetté. | I wish you had boetted. |
ils | eussent boetté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent boetté. | I wish they had boetted. |
elles | eussent boetté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent boetté. | I wish they had boetted. |
Other Conjugations for Boetter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boetter
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Boetter – 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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