Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Introduction to the verb enrailler
The English translation of the French verb enrailler is “to derail.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-rah-yeh.
Enrailler comes from the word “rail,” which has its origins in Latin and Old French. In everyday French, enrailler is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express something that had already been derailed in the past.
Examples:
- J’étais en retard parce que le train s’était enraillé. (I was late because the train had derailed.)
- Il a dû prendre un autre itinéraire car la route s’était enraillée. (He had to take a different route because the road had derailed.)
- Si nous n’avions pas pris le train, nous n’aurions pas été enraillés dans le trafic. (If we hadn’t taken the train, we wouldn’t have been held up in traffic.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enrailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse enraillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse enraillé ma voiture. | I wish I had derailed my car. |
tu | eusses enraillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses enraillé le train. | I wish you had derailed the train. |
il | eût enraillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût enraillé le métro. | I wish he had derailed the subway. |
elle | eût enraillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût enraillé le bus. | I wish she had derailed the bus. |
on | eût enraillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût enraillé le camion. | I wish one had derailed the truck. |
nous | eussions enraillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions enraillé le tram. | I wish we had derailed the tram. |
vous | eussiez enraillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez enraillé le taxi. | I wish you had derailed the taxi. |
ils | eussent enraillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent enraillé le train. | I wish they had derailed the train. |
elles | eussent enraillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent enraillé le métro. | I wish they had derailed the subway. |
Other Conjugations for Enrailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
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Enrailler – 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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