Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Introduction to the verb drageonner
The English translation of the French verb drageonner is “to sprout” or “to bud.” It is pronounced as “dra-juh-nay.”
The word drageonner comes from the Old French word “drageon,” which means “shoot” or “sprout.” It is most often used in everyday French to talk about the process of plants or trees growing new shoots or buds.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, drageonner is typically used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que les fleurs aient drageonné plus tôt pour avoir une belle récolte. (It would have been necessary for the flowers to have sprouted earlier to have a good harvest.)
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J’aurais aimé que les plants de tomates aient drageonné avant que le gel ne les tue. (I would have liked for the tomato plants to have sprouted before the frost killed them.)
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Si elle avait arrosé les plantes régulièrement, elles n’auraient pas drageonné autant. (If she had watered the plants regularly, they wouldn’t have sprouted as much.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drageonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse drageonné | Si je n’avais pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé que je eusse drageonné. | If I hadn’t watered, I wish I had pruned. |
tu | eusses drageonné | Si tu n’avais pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses drageonné. | If you hadn’t watered, I wish you had pruned. |
il | eût drageonné | Si il n’avait pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût drageonné. | If he hadn’t watered, I wish he had pruned. |
elle | eût drageonné | Si elle n’avait pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût drageonné. | If she hadn’t watered, I wish she had pruned. |
on | eût drageonné | Si on n’avait pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût drageonné. | If one hadn’t watered, I wish one had pruned. |
nous | eussions drageonné | Si nous n’avions pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions drageonné. | If we hadn’t watered, I wish we had pruned. |
vous | eussiez drageonné | Si vous n’aviez pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez drageonné. | If you hadn’t watered, I wish you had pruned. |
ils | eussent drageonné | Si ils n’avaient pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent drageonné. | If they hadn’t watered, I wish they had pruned. |
elles | eussent drageonné | Si elles n’avaient pas arrosé, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent drageonné. | If they hadn’t watered, I wish they had pruned. |
Other Conjugations for Drageonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
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Drageonner – 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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