Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Introduction to the verb embastionner
The English translation of the French verb embastionner is “to fortify” or “to strengthen.” It is pronounced as ahn-bah-stee-oh-nay.
Embastionner comes from the Old French word “bastion,” meaning “rampart” or “fortress.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of embastionner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais toujours craint que mes ennemis n’eussent embastionné leur château. (I had always feared that my enemies had fortified their castle.)
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Il était nécessaire que nous eussions embastionné les remparts avant l’attaque. (It was necessary for us to have fortified the ramparts before the attack.)
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Elle était soulagée que son mari eût embastionné leur maison avant l’ouragan. (She was relieved that her husband had fortified their house before the hurricane.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embastionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embastionné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embastionné. | I wish I had barricaded. |
tu | eusses embastionné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embastionné. | I wish you had barricaded. |
il | eût embastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embastionné. | I wish he had barricaded. |
elle | eût embastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embastionné. | I wish she had barricaded. |
on | eût embastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embastionné. | I wish one had barricaded. |
nous | eussions embastionné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embastionné. | I wish we had barricaded. |
vous | eussiez embastionné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embastionné. | I wish you had barricaded. |
ils | eussent embastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embastionné. | I wish they had barricaded. |
elles | eussent embastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embastionné. | I wish they had barricaded. |
Other Conjugations for Embastionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastionner
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Embastionner – 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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