Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Introduction to the verb chagriner
The English translation of the French verb chagriner is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shah-gree-neh.”
The word chagriner comes from the Old French word chagrin, meaning “distress” or “grief.” It ultimately derives from the verb chagreiner, which means “to worry” or “to burden.”
In everyday French, chagriner is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had already happened in the past, but was still uncertain or hypothetical at a later point in time.
Here are three examples of chagriner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur que ton départ ne les ait chagrinés. (I was afraid that your departure had saddened them.)
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Il était triste que sa famille l’ait chagriné. (He was sad that his family had grieved him.)
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Je regrettais que mes paroles aient pu vous chagriner. (I regretted that my words could have saddened you.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chagriner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chagriné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chagriné. | I wish I had annoyed. |
tu | eusses chagriné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chagriné. | I wish you had annoyed. |
il | eût chagriné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chagriné. | I wish he had annoyed. |
elle | eût chagriné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chagriné. | I wish she had annoyed. |
on | eût chagriné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chagriné. | I wish one had annoyed. |
nous | eussions chagriné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chagriné. | I wish we had annoyed. |
vous | eussiez chagriné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chagriné. | I wish you had annoyed. |
ils | eussent chagriné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chagriné. | I wish they had annoyed. |
elles | eussent chagriné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chagriné. | I wish they had annoyed. |
Other Conjugations for Chagriner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
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Chagriner – 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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