Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Introduction to the verb embabouiner
The English translation of the French verb embabouiner is “to trick” or “to bamboozle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-bah-boo-in-ay.
The language origin of embabouiner comes from the Old French word “babouin,” meaning “baboon.” It is believed that the verb originated from the image of a cunning monkey outsmarting others.
In everyday French, embabouiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was not achieved or a hypothetical event that could have happened in the past.
Examples:
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Nous aurions été embabouinés si nous avions cru à ses mensonges.
Translation: We would have been tricked if we had believed his lies. -
Elle m’avait embabouiné avec ses belles paroles, mais j’ai finalement découvert la vérité.
Translation: She had bamboozled me with her sweet words, but I eventually discovered the truth. -
J’avais peur qu’il ne m’embabouine encore une fois, alors je suis resté vigilant.
Translation: I was afraid he would trick me again, so I remained vigilant.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embabouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embabouiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embabouiné. | I wish I had bamboozled. |
tu | eusses embabouiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embabouiné. | I wish you had bamboozled. |
il | eût embabouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embabouiné. | I wish he had bamboozled. |
elle | eût embabouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embabouiné. | I wish she had bamboozled. |
on | eût embabouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embabouiné. | I wish one had bamboozled. |
nous | eussions embabouiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embabouiné. | I wish we had bamboozled. |
vous | eussiez embabouiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embabouiné. | I wish you had bamboozled. |
ils | eussent embabouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embabouiné. | I wish they had bamboozled. |
elles | eussent embabouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embabouiné. | I wish they had bamboozled. |
Other Conjugations for Embabouiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
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Embabouiner – 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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