Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Introduction to the verb engraisser
The English translation of the French verb engraisser is “to fatten” or “to gain weight.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-gray-seh.”
Engraisser comes from the Latin word “ingrassare” meaning “to fatten.” It is a transitive verb and is often used in everyday French to describe the action of feeding or fattening an animal or oneself. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a past hypothetical action or situation that did not happen.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais engraissé ces cochons s’ils avaient mangé plus. (I would have fattened these pigs if they had eaten more.)
- Si tu avais suivi mon régime, tu n’aurais pas engraisser autant. (If you had followed my diet, you wouldn’t have gained so much weight.)
- Il aurait pu engraisser ses vaches s’il avait eu plus de temps. (He could have fattened his cows if he had had more time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engraisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse engraissé | Il voudrait que je eusse engraissé. | He would like me to have fattened up. |
tu | eusses engraissé | Il voudrait que tu eusses engraissé. | He would like you to have fattened up. |
il | eût engraissé | Il voudrait qu’il eût engraissé. | He would like him to have fattened up. |
elle | eût engraissé | Elle voudrait qu’elle eût engraissé. | She would like her to have fattened up. |
on | eût engraissé | Il voudrait qu’on eût engraissé. | He would like one to have fattened up. |
nous | eussions engraissé | Il voudrait que nous eussions engraissé. | He would like us to have fattened up. |
vous | eussiez engraissé | Il voudrait que vous eussiez engraissé. | He would like you to have fattened up. |
ils | eussent engraissé | Il voudrait qu’ils eussent engraissé. | He would like them to have fattened up. |
elles | eussent engraissé | Il voudrait qu’elles eussent engraissé. | He would like them to have fattened up. |
Other Conjugations for Engraisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraisser
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Engraisser – 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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