Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Introduction to the verb enjamber
The English translation of the French verb enjamber is “to straddle” or “to step over.” It is pronounced as “ahn-zhahm-beh” in its infinitive form.
Enjamber comes from the Old French word “enjambrer,” which is derived from the Latin words “in” and “iambus,” meaning “to step over.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of how enjamber is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with English translations:
- Ils craignaient que je n’eusse enjambé le mur. (They feared that I had straddled the wall.)
- Nous aurions préféré que tu eusses enjambé la rivière. (We would have preferred that you had stepped over the river.)
- Il était possible qu’elle eût enjambé le pont sans se faire remarquer. (It was possible that she had crossed the bridge without being noticed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enjamber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enjambé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enjambé. | I wish I had stepped over. |
tu | eusses enjambé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enjambé. | I wish you had stepped over. |
il | eût enjambé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enjambé. | I wish he had stepped over. |
elle | eût enjambé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enjambé. | I wish she had stepped over. |
on | eût enjambé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enjambé. | I wish one had stepped over. |
nous | eussions enjambé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enjambé. | I wish we had stepped over. |
vous | eussiez enjambé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enjambé. | I wish you had stepped over. |
ils | eussent enjambé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enjambé. | I wish they had stepped over. |
elles | eussent enjambé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enjambé. | I wish they had stepped over. |
Other Conjugations for Enjamber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
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Enjamber – 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
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