Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Introduction to the verb calomnier
The English translation of the French verb calomnier is “to slander” or “to defame.” It is pronounced as “kah-loh-mnee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word calomnier comes from the Latin word “calumniari,” meaning “to accuse falsely.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of making false and damaging statements about someone.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, calomnier is used to express an action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met. For example:
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Si tu avais calomnié mon ami, je l’aurais défendu. (If you had slandered my friend, I would have defended him.)
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Il m’a dit que s’il avait calomnié son ennemi, il se sentirait coupable. (He told me that if he had slandered his enemy, he would feel guilty.)
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J’étais sûr qu’elle ne m’avait pas calomnié avant de lire l’article. (I was sure she had not slandered me before reading the article.)
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If you had slandered my friend, I would have defended him.
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He told me that if he had slandered his enemy, he would feel guilty.
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I was sure she had not slandered me before reading the article.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calomnier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calomnié | Je n’aurais pas cru qu’il eût calomnié | I wouldn’t have thought he had slandered. |
tu | eusses calomnié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calomnié | I wish you had slandered. |
il | eût calomnié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût calomnié | I wish he had slandered. |
elle | eût calomnié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût calomnié | I wish she had slandered. |
on | eût calomnié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût calomnié | I wish one had slandered. |
nous | eussions calomnié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions calomnié | I wish we had slandered. |
vous | eussiez calomnié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez calomnié | I wish you had slandered. |
ils | eussent calomnié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent calomnié | I wish they had slandered. |
elles | eussent calomnié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent calomnié | I wish they had slandered. |
Other Conjugations for Calomnier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
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Calomnier – 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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