Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Introduction to the verb doter
The English translation of the French verb doter is “to endow” or “to equip.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “doh-teh.”
The word doter comes from the Old French term “dote,” meaning “dowry” or “gift.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of providing someone or something with a particular quality or attribute.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, doter is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the subjonctif imparfait tense followed by the past participle of doter.
Examples in this tense would be:
- J’avais doté la maison d’un système de sécurité avant que les cambrioleurs ne la pillent. (I had endowed the house with a security system before the burglars looted it.)
- Il fallait que tu aies doté ton équipe d’outils plus modernes pour qu’elle puisse gagner. (You needed to have equipped your team with more modern tools for them to win.)
- Elle voulait que nous ayons doté la salle de réunion de toutes les commodités avant l’arrivée des invités. (She wanted us to have provided the meeting room with all the amenities before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of doter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse doté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse doté. | I wish I had endowed. |
tu | eusses doté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses doté. | I wish you had endowed. |
il | eût doté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût doté. | I wish he had endowed. |
elle | eût doté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût doté. | I wish she had endowed. |
on | eût doté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût doté. | I wish one had endowed. |
nous | eussions doté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions doté. | I wish we had endowed. |
vous | eussiez doté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez doté. | I wish you had endowed. |
ils | eussent doté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent doté. | I wish they had endowed. |
elles | eussent doté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent doté. | I wish they had endowed. |
Other Conjugations for Doter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
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Doter – 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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