Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Introduction to the verb encorner
The English translation of the French verb encorner is “to corner” or “to trap”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-kor-nay”.
The word encorner comes from the Old French word “encorn”, meaning “to put horns on” or “to attack with horns”. It evolved over time to mean “to put in a corner” or “to trap”.
In everyday French, encorner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the past tense to express a situation that could have happened but did not.
Examples:
1) J’aurais été encorné si je n’avais pas réussi à m’échapper. (I would have been trapped if I hadn’t managed to escape.)
2) Il avait peur d’être encorné par le taureau féroce. (He was afraid of being cornered by the fierce bull.)
3) Nous aurions dû encorner le chien avant qu’il ne nous échappe. (We should have cornered the dog before he got away.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encorné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse encorné. | I wish I had gored. |
tu | eusses encorné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses encorné. | I wish you had gored. |
il | eût encorné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût encorné. | I wish he had gored. |
elle | eût encorné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût encorné. | I wish she had gored. |
on | eût encorné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût encorné. | I wish one had gored. |
nous | eussions encorné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions encorné. | I wish we had gored. |
vous | eussiez encorné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez encorné. | I wish you had gored. |
ils | eussent encorné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent encorné. | I wish they had gored. |
elles | eussent encorné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent encorné. | I wish they had gored. |
Other Conjugations for Encorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
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Encorner – 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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