Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Introduction to the verb capeyer
The English translation of the French verb capeyer is “to understand.” The infinitive form, capeyer, is pronounced “kah-puh-yey.”
The word capeyer comes from the Old French word “capieir,” which means “to perceive, understand, or grasp.” It has its roots in the Latin word “capere” meaning “to take.”
In everyday French, capeyer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that happened before another action in the past. It is often used to convey a strong level of certainty or conviction.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il n’eût pas capeyé mes instructions à temps. (I was afraid he hadn’t understood my instructions in time.)
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Il était surprenant qu’elle eût capeyé le concept si rapidement. (It was surprising that she had grasped the concept so quickly.)
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Je doutais qu’ils eussent bien capeyé la gravité de la situation. (I doubted that they had understood the gravity of the situation.)
In all three examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. In the first example, the speaker was afraid that the person had not understood their instructions before a specific time in the past. In the second example, the speaker was surprised at how quickly the person had grasped the concept in the past. In the third example, the speaker doubted that the other people had understood the seriousness of the situation in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of capeyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse capété | J’aurais aimé que je eusse capété. | I wish I had capeyed. |
tu | eusses capété | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses capété. | I wish you had capeyed. |
il | eût capété | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût capété. | I wish he had capeyed. |
elle | eût capété | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût capété. | I wish she had capeyed. |
on | eût capété | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût capété. | I wish one had capeyed. |
nous | eussions capété | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions capété. | I wish we had capeyed. |
vous | eussiez capété | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez capété. | I wish you had capeyed. |
ils | eussent capété | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent capété. | I wish they had capeyed. |
elles | eussent capété | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent capété. | I wish they had capeyed. |
Other Conjugations for Capeyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capeyer
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Capeyer – 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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