Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Introduction to the verb breveter
The English translation of the French verb breveter is “to patent.” It is pronounced “breh-vet-ay.”
The word breveter comes from the Latin word “brevetare,” meaning “to make brief” or “to abbreviate.” In everyday French, breveter is used to refer to the legal process of obtaining a patent for an invention. It is also used in a more general sense to mean “to protect” or “to secure.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, breveter is used to express a past action or event that was completed before another past action or event. It is typically used in hypothetical or conditional situations.
Examples:
- J’étais heureux que mon invention ait été brevetée avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne la vole. (I was happy that my invention had been patented before someone else could steal it.)
- Si tu avais breveté ton idée plus tôt, tu serais maintenant millionnaire. (If you had patented your idea earlier, you would be a millionaire now.)
- Il était essentiel que nous ayons breveté notre produit avant de le mettre sur le marché. (It was essential that we had patented our product before putting it on the market.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of breveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse breveté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse breveté. | I wish I had patented. |
tu | eusses breveté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses breveté. | I wish you had patented. |
il | eût breveté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût breveté. | I wish he had patented. |
elle | eût breveté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût breveté. | I wish she had patented. |
on | eût breveté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût breveté. | I wish one had patented. |
nous | eussions breveté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions breveté. | I wish we had patented. |
vous | eussiez breveté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez breveté. | I wish you had patented. |
ils | eussent breveté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent breveté. | I wish they had patented. |
elles | eussent breveté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent breveté. | I wish they had patented. |
Other Conjugations for Breveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
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Breveter – 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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