Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Introduction to the verb carillonner
The English translation of the French verb carillonner is “to chime” or “to ring a bell.” It is pronounced “kah-ree-yoh-nay.”
The origin of the word carillonner comes from the French word carillon, which refers to a set of bells that are played using a keyboard or by hand. Carillonner is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that may or may not have been completed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que les cloches carillonnent à minuit. (It would have been necessary for the bells to chime at midnight.)
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J’aurais aimé que les cloches carillonnent pour mon mariage. (I would have liked for the bells to chime for my wedding.)
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Il était étonnant que les cloches carillonnassent si fort. (It was surprising that the bells were chiming so loudly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of carillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse carillonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse carillonné. | I wish I had rung. |
tu | eusses carillonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses carillonné. | I wish you had rung. |
il | eût carillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût carillonné. | I wish he had rung. |
elle | eût carillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût carillonné. | I wish she had rung. |
on | eût carillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût carillonné. | I wish one had rung. |
nous | eussions carillonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions carillonné. | I wish we had rung. |
vous | eussiez carillonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez carillonné. | I wish you had rung. |
ils | eussent carillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent carillonné. | I wish they had rung. |
elles | eussent carillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent carillonné. | I wish they had rung. |
Other Conjugations for Carillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
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Carillonner – 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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