Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Introduction to the verb caractériser
The English translation of the French verb caractériser is “to characterize.” It is pronounced as “ka-rak-teh-ree-zay.”
The word caractériser comes from the Latin verb “characterizare,” which means “to distinguish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical or unreal situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Je doute qu’il ait caractérisé le personnage principal de manière convaincante. (I doubt he characterized the main character convincingly.)
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Il fallait que tu nous aies caractérisés comme des criminels pour nous mettre en prison. (You had to have characterized us as criminals to put us in prison.)
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Si elle avait plus de temps, elle aurait caractérisé chaque personnage avec plus de détails. (If she had more time, she would have characterized each character with more details.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caractériser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse caractérisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse caractérisé. | I wish I had characterized. |
tu | eusses caractérisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses caractérisé. | I wish you had characterized. |
il | eût caractérisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût caractérisé. | I wish he had characterized. |
elle | eût caractérisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût caractérisé. | I wish she had characterized. |
on | eût caractérisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût caractérisé. | I wish one had characterized. |
nous | eussions caractérisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions caractérisé. | I wish we had characterized. |
vous | eussiez caractérisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez caractérisé. | I wish you had characterized. |
ils | eussent caractérisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent caractérisé. | I wish they had characterized. |
elles | eussent caractérisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent caractérisé. | I wish they had characterized. |
Other Conjugations for Caractériser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
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Caractériser – 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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