Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Introduction to the verb cauchemarder
The English translation of the French verb cauchemarder is “to have nightmares.” It is pronounced as “koh-shuh-mahr-day.”
The language origin of cauchemarder comes from the combination of two words: “caucher,” meaning “to press” or “to crush,” and “mara,” meaning “incubus” or “nightmare” in Old French. The verb cauchemarder first appeared in literature in the 16th century and has been used in everyday French since then.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cauchemarder is used to express a past action or state that is unreal or hypothetical. It is often used in conjunction with the conditional tense to express a past wish or regret. For example:
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies jamais cauchemardé. (I wish you had never had nightmares.)
- Il aurait été mieux que nous ayons cauchemardé ensemble. (It would have been better if we had had nightmares together.)
- J’aurais été heureux s’il n’avait pas cauchemardé toutes les nuits. (I would have been happy if he hadn’t had nightmares every night.)
English translations:
- I wish you had never had nightmares.
- It would have been better if we had had nightmares together.
- I would have been happy if he hadn’t had nightmares every night.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cauchemarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cauchemardé. | I wish I had nightmare. |
tu | eusses cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cauchemardé. | I wish you had nightmare. |
il | eût cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cauchemardé. | I wish he had nightmare. |
elle | eût cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cauchemardé. | I wish she had nightmare. |
on | eût cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cauchemardé. | I wish one had nightmare. |
nous | eussions cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cauchemardé. | I wish we had nightmare. |
vous | eussiez cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cauchemardé. | I wish you had nightmare. |
ils | eussent cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cauchemardé. | I wish they had nightmare. |
elles | eussent cauchemardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cauchemardé. | I wish they had nightmare. |
Other Conjugations for Cauchemarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
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Cauchemarder – 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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