Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Introduction to the verb enfaîter
The English translation of the French verb enfaîter is “to entangle” or “to snare”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-feh-tey”.
The word enfaîter is derived from the Old French word “faite” which means “snare” or “trap”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
1) J’avais peur qu’il enfaîtât mes cheveux avec les branches. (I was afraid he would entangle my hair with the branches.)
2) Elle ne voulait pas qu’on enfaîtât son chien avec la laisse. (She didn’t want her dog to be snared with the leash.)
3) Nous craignions qu’ils n’enfaîtassent les oiseaux avec les filets. (We were afraid they would snare the birds with nets.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enfaîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enfaité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enfaité. | I wish I had decorated. |
tu | eusses enfaité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enfaité. | I wish you had decorated. |
il | eût enfaité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enfaité. | I wish he had decorated. |
elle | eût enfaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enfaité. | I wish she had decorated. |
on | eût enfaité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enfaité. | I wish one had decorated. |
nous | eussions enfaité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enfaité. | I wish we had decorated. |
vous | eussiez enfaité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enfaité. | I wish you had decorated. |
ils | eussent enfaité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enfaité. | I wish they had decorated. |
elles | eussent enfaité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enfaité. | I wish they had decorated. |
Other Conjugations for Enfaîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfaîter
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Enfaîter – 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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