Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Introduction to the verb chiffrer
The English translation of the French verb chiffrer is “to encrypt” or “to code.” It is pronounced “shee-FRAY” in its infinitive form.
Chiffrer comes from the Old French word “cyffre,” meaning “zero” or “cipher.” It is most commonly used in the context of cryptography or encoding information. In everyday French, it can also be used to refer to solving a puzzle or deciphering a code.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, chiffrer is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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J’aurais chiffré le message si je l’avais reçu à temps. (I would have encrypted the message if I had received it on time.)
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Il aurait fallu que vous chiffrassiez ces données avant de les envoyer. (You would have had to encrypt this data before sending it.)
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Elle aurait aimé que son mari ne chiffrât pas ses e-mails. (She would have liked her husband not to encrypt his emails.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chiffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chiffré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chiffré. | I wish I had encrypted. |
tu | eusses chiffré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chiffré. | I wish you had encrypted. |
il | eût chiffré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chiffré. | I wish he had encrypted. |
elle | eût chiffré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chiffré. | I wish she had encrypted. |
on | eût chiffré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chiffré. | I wish one had encrypted. |
nous | eussions chiffré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chiffré. | I wish we had encrypted. |
vous | eussiez chiffré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chiffré. | I wish you had encrypted. |
ils | eussent chiffré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chiffré. | I wish they had encrypted. |
elles | eussent chiffré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chiffré. | I wish they had encrypted. |
Other Conjugations for Chiffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
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Chiffrer – 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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