Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Introduction to the verb ennuyer
The English translation of the French verb ennuyer is “to bore” or “to annoy.” It is pronounced as “ah-noo-ee-ay.”
The language origin of ennuyer can be traced back to the Latin word “inodiare,” meaning “to cause hatred or disgust.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and evolved to mean “to cause boredom or annoyance.”
In everyday French, ennuyer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that took place before another past action or event.
Here are 3 simple examples of ennuyer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’étais content que tu m’aies ennuyé avec tes histoires hier. (I was glad that you had bored me with your stories yesterday.)
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Elle était furieuse que le film l’eût ennuyée autant. (She was furious that the movie had bored her so much.)
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Nous étions désolés que nos voisins nous eussent ennuyés toute la nuit avec leur bruit. (We were sorry that our neighbors had annoyed us all night with their noise.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ennuyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ennuyé | Elle avait peur que je eusse ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that I had annoyed her friend. |
tu | eusses ennuyé | Elle avait peur que tu eusses ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that you had annoyed her friend. |
il | eût ennuyé | Elle avait peur qu’il eût ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that he had annoyed her friend. |
elle | eût ennuyé | Elle avait peur qu’elle eût ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that she had annoyed her friend. |
on | eût ennuyé | Elle avait peur qu’on eût ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that one had annoyed her friend. |
nous | eussions ennuyé | Elle avait peur que nous eussions ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that we had annoyed her friend. |
vous | eussiez ennuyé | Elle avait peur que vous eussiez ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that you had annoyed her friend. |
ils | eussent ennuyé | Elle avait peur qu’ils eussent ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that they had annoyed her friend. |
elles | eussent ennuyé | Elle avait peur qu’elles eussent ennuyé son ami. | She was afraid that they had annoyed her friend. |
Other Conjugations for Ennuyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ennuyer
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Ennuyer – 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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