Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Introduction to the verb enficher
The English translation of the French verb enficher is “to plug in.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-fee-shay.
Enficher comes from the Old French word “enfechier,” which means “to strike with a wedge.” It is derived from the Latin word “ficticius,” meaning “fictitious or artificial.” In everyday French, enficher is most often used to describe the act of plugging in an object or connecting something to a power source.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, enficher is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. It is often used after phrases like “il est possible que” (it is possible that) or “j’aurais aimé que” (I would have liked that). Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il est possible que j’aie enfiché le câble dans la prise. (It is possible that I plugged the cable into the outlet.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies enfiché l’ordinateur avant de partir. (I would have liked for you to have plugged in the computer before leaving.)
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Je ne savais pas que la clé USB devait être enfichée avant de l’utiliser. (I didn’t know that the USB key had to be plugged in before using it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enfiché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enfiché. | I wish I had plugged in. |
tu | eusses enfiché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enfiché. | I wish you had plugged in. |
il | eût enfiché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enfiché. | I wish he had plugged in. |
elle | eût enfiché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enfiché. | I wish she had plugged in. |
on | eût enfiché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enfiché. | I wish one had plugged in. |
nous | eussions enfiché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enfiché. | I wish we had plugged in. |
vous | eussiez enfiché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enfiché. | I wish you had plugged in. |
ils | eussent enfiché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enfiché. | I wish they had plugged in. |
elles | eussent enfiché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enfiché. | I wish they had plugged in. |
Other Conjugations for Enficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
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Enficher – 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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