Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Introduction to the verb daigner
The English translation of the French verb daigner is “to deign.” It is pronounced as “dayn-yei.”
The word “daigner” comes from the Latin verb “dignari,” meaning “to deem worthy.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il avait refusé de daigner répondre à mes questions, même après que je lui aie demandé poliment. (He had refused to deign to answer my questions, even after I had asked him politely.)
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Elle était si hautaine qu’elle n’avait jamais daigné nous inviter à sa fête. (She was so haughty that she had never deigned to invite us to her party.)
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Si je n’avais pas entendu son excuse sincère, je ne l’aurais jamais daigné pardonner pour son comportement méprisant. (If I had not heard her sincere apology, I would have never deigned to forgive her for her contemptuous behavior.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of daigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse daigné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse daigné. | I wish I had deigned. |
tu | eusses daigné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses daigné. | I wish you had deigned. |
il | eût daigné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût daigné. | I wish he had deigned. |
elle | eût daigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût daigné. | I wish she had deigned. |
on | eût daigné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût daigné. | I wish one had deigned. |
nous | eussions daigné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions daigné. | I wish we had deigned. |
vous | eussiez daigné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez daigné. | I wish you had deigned. |
ils | eussent daigné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent daigné. | I wish they had deigned. |
elles | eussent daigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent daigné. | I wish they had deigned. |
Other Conjugations for Daigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daigner
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Daigner – 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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