Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Introduction to the verb discounter
The English translation of the French verb discounter is “to discount” or “to offer a discount.” The infinitive form, discounté, is pronounced as “dees-kon-tay.”
The word discounter comes from the French word “discount,” which has its origins in the Latin word “discomputare,” meaning “to deduct.”
In everyday French, discounter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of discounter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’aurais discounté le produit avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I would have discounted the product before it was too late.)
- Tu serais discounté les vêtements si tu n’avais pas dépensé tout ton argent. (You would have discounted the clothes if you hadn’t spent all your money.)
- Elle aurait discounté le prix de la voiture si elle avait su que j’étais intéressé. (She would have discounted the price of the car if she had known that I was interested.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discounter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse discounté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse discounté. | I wish I had discounted. |
tu | eusses discounté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses discounté. | I wish you had discounted. |
il | eût discounté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût discounté. | I wish he had discounted. |
elle | eût discounté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût discounté. | I wish she had discounted. |
on | eût discounté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût discounté. | I wish one had discounted. |
nous | eussions discounté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions discounté. | I wish we had discounted. |
vous | eussiez discounté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez discounté. | I wish you had discounted. |
ils | eussent discounté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent discounté. | I wish they had discounted. |
elles | eussent discounté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent discounté. | I wish they had discounted. |
Other Conjugations for Discounter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
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Discounter – 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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