Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Introduction to the verb chinoiser
The English translation of the French verb chinoiser is “to Chinese-ify” or “to imitate Chinese style”. It comes from the word “Chinois”, which means Chinese in French. The infinitive form is pronounced “shee-nwah-zay”.
In every day French, chinoiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that could have or should have happened, but did not.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with English translations are:
- Il aurait fallu que je chinoisasse ma robe pour la soirée. (I should have Chinese-ified my dress for the party.)
- Nous aurions dû chinoiser notre jardin avant l’arrivée des invités. (We should have imitated Chinese style in our garden before the guests arrived.)
- Il aurait été mieux que tu chinoisasses tes cheveux pour le mariage. (It would have been better if you had styled your hair in a Chinese-inspired way for the wedding.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chinoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chinoisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chinoisé. | I wish I had done Chinese influence. |
tu | eusses chinoisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chinoisé. | I wish you had done Chinese influence. |
il | eût chinoisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chinoisé. | I wish he had done Chinese influence. |
elle | eût chinoisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chinoisé. | I wish she had done Chinese influence. |
on | eût chinoisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chinoisé. | I wish one had done Chinese influence. |
nous | eussions chinoisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chinoisé. | I wish we had done Chinese influence. |
vous | eussiez chinoisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chinoisé. | I wish you had done Chinese influence. |
ils | eussent chinoisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chinoisé. | I wish they had done Chinese influence. |
elles | eussent chinoisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chinoisé. | I wish they had done Chinese influence. |
Other Conjugations for Chinoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chinoiser
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Chinoiser – 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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