Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Introduction to the verb endetter
The English translation of the French verb endetter is “to get into debt.” It is pronounced as “ahn-deh-teh.”
The word endetter comes from the French word “dette,” meaning debt, and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. It is a relatively new word in the French language, first appearing in the 19th century.
In everyday French, endetter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that is even further in the past than the main action of the sentence. It is often used to express regret or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three examples of endetter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu ne te sois pas endetté pour acheter cette voiture. (I wish you had not gotten into debt to buy this car.)
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Si j’avais su qu’il se serait endetté pour ses vacances, je ne l’aurais pas encouragé à partir. (If I had known he would have gotten into debt for his vacation, I would not have encouraged him to go.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu ne te fusses pas endetté pour tes études. (You should not have gotten into debt for your studies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of endetter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse endetté | Il aurait été préférable que j’eusse endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if I had indebted the company. |
tu | eusses endetté | Il aurait été préférable que tu eusses endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if you had indebted the company. |
il | eût endetté | Il aurait été préférable qu’il eût endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if he had indebted the company. |
elle | eût endetté | Il aurait été préférable qu’elle eût endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if she had indebted the company. |
on | eût endetté | Il aurait été préférable qu’on eût endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if one had indebted the company. |
nous | eussions endetté | Il aurait été préférable que nous eussions endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if we had indebted the company. |
vous | eussiez endetté | Il aurait été préférable que vous eussiez endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if you had indebted the company. |
ils | eussent endetté | Il aurait été préférable qu’ils eussent endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if they had indebted the company. |
elles | eussent endetté | Il aurait été préférable qu’elles eussent endetté l’entreprise. | It would have been better if they had indebted the company. |
Other Conjugations for Endetter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endetter
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Endetter – 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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