Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Introduction to the verb endiguer
The English translation of the French verb endiguer is “to contain” or “to stem.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-dee-geh.”
The word endiguer comes from the Old French word “diguer” which means “to stop up.” It is derived from the Latin word “dīcēre,” which means “to say” or “to tell.” In everyday French, endiguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of endiguer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with English translations are:
- Il aurait fallu endiguer la propagation de la maladie avant qu’elle ne se répande dans tout le pays. (It would have been necessary to contain the spread of the disease before it spread throughout the country.)
- J’aurais dû prendre des mesures pour endiguer la crise financière avant qu’elle ne devienne incontrôlable. (I should have taken measures to stem the financial crisis before it became uncontrollable.)
- Il aurait été préférable que nous ayons endigué nos dépenses avant que notre entreprise ne fasse faillite. (It would have been preferable for us to have contained our expenses before our company went bankrupt.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of endiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse endigué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse endigué. | I wish I had stemmed. |
tu | eusses endigué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses endigué. | I wish you had stemmed. |
il | eût endigué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût endigué. | I wish he had stemmed. |
elle | eût endigué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût endigué. | I wish she had stemmed. |
on | eût endigué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût endigué. | I wish one had stemmed. |
nous | eussions endigué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions endigué. | I wish we had stemmed. |
vous | eussiez endigué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez endigué. | I wish you had stemmed. |
ils | eussent endigué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent endigué. | I wish they had stemmed. |
elles | eussent endigué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent endigué. | I wish they had stemmed. |
Other Conjugations for Endiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
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Endiguer – 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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