Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Introduction to the verb enharnacher
The English translation of the French verb enharnacher is “to harness” or “to deck out.” The infinitive form, enharnacher, is pronounced as “ahn-hahr-nah-sheh.”
The origin of enharnacher can be traced back to the Old French word “harnache,” meaning “equipment” or “gear,” which comes from the Germanic word “harnais,” meaning “armor.” In every day French, enharnacher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Here are three simple examples of enharnacher used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je l’eusse enharnaché avant le départ.
~ It was necessary for me to have harnessed it before the departure.
- Elle aurait aimé que sa voiture fût enharnachée de fleurs pour son mariage.
~ She would have liked her car to have been decked out with flowers for her wedding.
- Les chevaux auraient été magnifiquement enharnachés si le temps avait été plus clément.
~ The horses would have been beautifully harnessed if the weather had been more favorable.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enharnacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enharnaché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enharnaché. | I wish I had harnessed. |
tu | eusses enharnaché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enharnaché. | I wish you had harnessed. |
il | eût enharnaché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enharnaché. | I wish he had harnessed. |
elle | eût enharnaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enharnaché. | I wish she had harnessed. |
on | eût enharnaché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enharnaché. | I wish one had harnessed. |
nous | eussions enharnaché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enharnaché. | I wish we had harnessed. |
vous | eussiez enharnaché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enharnaché. | I wish you had harnessed. |
ils | eussent enharnaché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enharnaché. | I wish they had harnessed. |
elles | eussent enharnaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enharnaché. | I wish they had harnessed. |
Other Conjugations for Enharnacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enharnacher
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Enharnacher – 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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