Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Introduction to the verb bossuer
The English translation of the French verb bossuer is “to dent” or “to bump.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boh-suh-ay.”
Bossuer comes from the Old French word “bossier,” meaning “to emboss” or “to roughen.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Example 1: Il fallait que j’eusse bossué le capot avant de le repeindre.
Translation: I should have dented the hood before repainting it.
Example 2: Je regrettais que tu eusses bossué la porte de la voiture en la refermant trop fort.
Translation: I regretted that you had dented the car door by closing it too hard.
Example 3: Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez bossué le mur en douceur plutôt que de le heurter avec la voiture.
Translation: We would have preferred if you had gently dented the wall instead of hitting it with the car.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bossuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bossué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bossué. | I wish I had bashed. |
tu | eusses bossué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bossué. | I wish you had bashed. |
il | eût bossué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bossué. | I wish he had bashed. |
elle | eût bossué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bossué. | I wish she had bashed. |
on | eût bossué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bossué. | I wish one had bashed. |
nous | eussions bossué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bossué. | I wish we had bashed. |
vous | eussiez bossué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bossué. | I wish you had bashed. |
ils | eussent bossué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bossué. | I wish they had bashed. |
elles | eussent bossué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bossué. | I wish they had bashed. |
Other Conjugations for Bossuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bossuer
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Bossuer – 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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