Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Introduction to the verb enjôler
The English translation of the French verb enjôler is “to charm” or “to beguile.” It is pronounced as “ahn-joh-lay” in its infinitive form.
Enjôler comes from the Old French word “engoler,” which means “to swallow” or “to deceive.” It later evolved into “enjôler,” which took on a more positive connotation of charming or enchanting someone.
In everyday French, enjôler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action. It is formed by using the subjunctive form of the verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of enjôler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Je regrettais qu’il eût enjôlé mes amis avec ses mensonges. (I regretted that he had charmed my friends with his lies.)
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Il était possible qu’elle eût enjôlé le jury avec son discours émouvant. (It was possible that she had beguiled the jury with her moving speech.)
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Nous avions peur qu’ils eussent enjôlé notre patron pour obtenir une augmentation. (We were afraid that they had charmed our boss to get a raise.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enjôler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enjôlé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enjôlé. | I wish I had charmed. |
tu | eusses enjôlé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enjôlé. | I wish you had charmed. |
il | eût enjôlé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enjôlé. | I wish he had charmed. |
elle | eût enjôlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enjôlé. | I wish she had charmed. |
on | eût enjôlé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enjôlé. | I wish one had charmed. |
nous | eussions enjôlé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enjôlé. | I wish we had charmed. |
vous | eussiez enjôlé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enjôlé. | I wish you had charmed. |
ils | eussent enjôlé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enjôlé. | I wish they had charmed. |
elles | eussent enjôlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enjôlé. | I wish they had charmed. |
Other Conjugations for Enjôler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjôler
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Enjôler – 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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