Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Introduction to the verb condamner
The English translation of the French verb condamner is “to condemn.” The infinitive form, condamner, is pronounced as “kohN-dahN-neh.”
The word condamner comes from the Latin word “condemnare,” meaning “to blame” or “to sentence.” In French, it is most often used in the context of law or justice, to express the act of legally sentencing someone to punishment or punishment for a crime.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action or situation. When using condamner in this tense, it often expresses a regret or a wish for a different outcome in the past.
Here are three simple examples of condamner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne l’aies pas condamné à la prison. (I wish you had not sentenced him to prison.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’elle ne soit pas condamnée à mort pour ce crime. (It should not have happened that she was sentenced to death for this crime.)
- Nous aurions préféré que le coupable n’eût jamais été condamné. (We would have preferred if the guilty person had never been convicted.)
English translations:
- I wish you had not sentenced him to prison.
- It should not have happened that she was sentenced to death for this crime.
- We would have preferred if the guilty person had never been convicted.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of condamner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse condamné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse condamné. | I wish I had condemned. |
tu | eusses condamné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses condamné. | I wish you had condemned. |
il | eût condamné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût condamné. | I wish he had condemned. |
elle | eût condamné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût condamné. | I wish she had condemned. |
on | eût condamné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût condamné. | I wish one had condemned. |
nous | eussions condamné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions condamné. | I wish we had condemned. |
vous | eussiez condamné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez condamné. | I wish you had condemned. |
ils | eussent condamné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent condamné. | I wish they had condemned. |
elles | eussent condamné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent condamné. | I wish they had condemned. |
Other Conjugations for Condamner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condamner
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Condamner – 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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