Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Introduction to the verb enfanter
The English translation of the French verb enfanter is “to give birth.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fahn-tay.”
The word enfanter comes from the Latin “infantare,” which means “to give birth.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the subjunctive past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that was completed in the past, before another past action.
Example 1: Ma mère avait peur que je n’eusse enfanter trop tôt. (My mother was afraid that I had given birth too early.)
Example 2: Ils étaient heureux que leur fille eût enfanter un beau bébé. (They were happy that their daughter had given birth to a beautiful baby.)
Example 3: Elle était désolée que son amie eût enfanter sans son soutien. (She was sorry that her friend had given birth without her support.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enfanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enfanté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enfanté. | I wish I had given birth. |
tu | eusses enfanté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enfanté. | I wish you had given birth. |
il | eût enfanté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enfanté. | I wish he had given birth. |
elle | eût enfanté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enfanté. | I wish she had given birth. |
on | eût enfanté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enfanté. | I wish one had given birth. |
nous | eussions enfanté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enfanté. | I wish we had given birth. |
vous | eussiez enfanté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enfanté. | I wish you had given birth. |
ils | eussent enfanté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enfanté. | I wish they had given birth. |
elles | eussent enfanté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enfanté. | I wish they had given birth. |
Other Conjugations for Enfanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
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Enfanter – 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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