Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Introduction to the verb diphtonguer
The English translation of the French verb diphtonguer is “to diphthongize.” It is pronounced as “deeftong-geh.”
The word diphtonguer comes from the French word “diphtongue,” which means “diphthong.” It is used to refer to the action of creating a diphthong, which is a combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable.
In everyday French, diphtonguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. In this tense, diphtonguer is conjugated as “aie diphtongué” for the first person singular, “aies diphtongué” for the second person singular, “ait diphtongué” for the third person singular, “ayons diphtongué” for the first person plural, “ayez diphtongué” for the second person plural, and “aient diphtongué” for the third person plural.
Here are three simple examples of diphtonguer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies diphtongué ce mot. (I wish you had diphthongized this word.)
- Il était possible qu’elle ait diphtongué les voyelles. (It was possible that she had diphthongized the vowels.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez diphtongué ces deux sons. (We would have liked you to have diphthongized these two sounds.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of diphtonguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse diphtongué | J’aurais préféré que je eusse diphtongué. | I would have preferred to have diphthongized. |
tu | eusses diphtongué | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses diphtongué. | I would have preferred you had diphthongized. |
il | eût diphtongué | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût diphtongué. | I would have preferred he had diphthongized. |
elle | eût diphtongué | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût diphtongué. | I would have preferred she had diphthongized. |
on | eût diphtongué | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût diphtongué. | I would have preferred one had diphthongized. |
nous | eussions diphtongué | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions diphtongué. | I would have preferred we had diphthongized. |
vous | eussiez diphtongué | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez diphtongué. | I would have preferred you had diphthongized. |
ils | eussent diphtongué | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent diphtongué. | I would have preferred they had diphthongized. |
elles | eussent diphtongué | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent diphtongué. | I would have preferred they had diphthongized. |
Other Conjugations for Diphtonguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diphtonguer
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Diphtonguer – 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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