Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Introduction to the verb enfleurer
The English translation of the French verb enfleurer is “to scent” or “to perfume.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fleur-ay.”
The word enfleurer comes from the French word “enfler,” which means “to swell.” It is derived from the Latin word “inflare,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, enfleurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of enfleurer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu enfleurasses ta lettre avant de l’envoyer. (I would have liked you to scent your letter before sending it.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je n’eusse pas enfleuré mes vêtements avant la réunion. (She would have preferred me not to have perfumed my clothes before the meeting.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous eussions enfleuré la pièce avant l’arrivée des invités. (We should have scented the room before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enfleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enfleuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enfleuré. | I wish I had touched lightly. |
tu | eusses enfleuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enfleuré. | I wish you had touched lightly. |
il | eût enfleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enfleuré. | I wish he had touched lightly. |
elle | eût enfleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enfleuré. | I wish she had touched lightly. |
on | eût enfleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enfleuré. | I wish one had touched lightly. |
nous | eussions enfleuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enfleuré. | I wish we had touched lightly. |
vous | eussiez enfleuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enfleuré. | I wish you had touched lightly. |
ils | eussent enfleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enfleuré. | I wish they had touched lightly. |
elles | eussent enfleuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enfleuré. | I wish they had touched lightly. |
Other Conjugations for Enfleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfleurer
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Enfleurer – 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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