Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Introduction to the verb discerner
The English translation of the French verb discerner is “to discern” or “to distinguish.” It is pronounced as “dees-sehr-neh.”
The word discerner comes from the Old French word “discernir,” which comes from the Latin word “discernere” meaning “to separate” or “to distinguish.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of distinguishing or differentiating between things or ideas.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, discerner is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is often used after expressions such as “il est possible que” (it is possible that) or “je doute que” (I doubt that).
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que j’aie discerné la vérité. (It is possible that I had discerned the truth.)
- Je doute qu’il ait discerné la différence entre les deux options. (I doubt that he had discerned the difference between the two options.)
- Il est improbable que nous ayons discerné la bonne réponse. (It is unlikely that we had discerned the correct answer.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discerner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse discerné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse discerné. | I wish I had discerned. |
tu | eusses discerné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses discerné. | I wish you had discerned. |
il | eût discerné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût discerné. | I wish he had discerned. |
elle | eût discerné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût discerné. | I wish she had discerned. |
on | eût discerné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût discerné. | I wish one had discerned. |
nous | eussions discerné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions discerné. | I wish we had discerned. |
vous | eussiez discerné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez discerné. | I wish you had discerned. |
ils | eussent discerné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent discerné. | I wish they had discerned. |
elles | eussent discerné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent discerné. | I wish they had discerned. |
Other Conjugations for Discerner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discerner
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Discerner – 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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