Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Introduction to the verb canarder
The English translation of the French verb canarder is “to bombard” or “to shell.” The infinitive form, canarder, is pronounced “kah-nar-deh.”
Canarder comes from the Old French word “canart,” meaning “dart” or “arrow,” and is related to the Latin word “cannāre,” which means “to shoot at.” It is most often used in modern French to refer to the act of shelling or bombarding with projectiles, particularly in a military context.
In everyday French, canarder is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed in the past before another action in the past. It is typically used in subordinate clauses after expressions of doubt, possibility, or desire.
Here are three simple examples of canarder used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il avait peur que les ennemis aient déjà canardé la ville. (He was afraid that the enemies had already bombarded the city.)
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Elle craignait que la maison n’ait été canardée pendant leur absence. (She feared that the house had been shelled during their absence.)
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Nous aurions aimé que la guerre n’ait jamais canardé notre petit village. (We would have liked for the war to have never bombarded our small village.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of canarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse canardé | J’ai peur que je eusse canardé. | I fear that I had shot. |
tu | eusses canardé | J’ai peur que tu eusses canardé. | I fear that you had shot. |
il | eût canardé | J’ai peur qu’il eût canardé. | I fear that he had shot. |
elle | eût canardé | J’ai peur qu’elle eût canardé. | I fear that she had shot. |
on | eût canardé | J’ai peur qu’on eût canardé. | I fear that one had shot. |
nous | eussions canardé | J’ai peur que nous eussions canardé. | I fear that we had shot. |
vous | eussiez canardé | J’ai peur que vous eussiez canardé. | I fear that you had shot. |
ils | eussent canardé | J’ai peur qu’ils eussent canardé. | I fear that they had shot. |
elles | eussent canardé | J’ai peur qu’elles eussent canardé. | I fear that they had shot. |
Other Conjugations for Canarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canarder
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Canarder – 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
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