Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Introduction to the verb ensaisiner
The English translation of the French verb ensaisiner is “to season” or “to spice up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-seh-zeen-ay.”
The word ensaisiner comes from the French word “saisiner,” which means “to season.” It is derived from the Old French word “saïs,” which is related to the Latin word “salsus” meaning “salted.” In everyday French, ensaisiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies ensaisiné le plat avant de le servir. (I wish you had seasoned the dish before serving it.)
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Il était content que nous ayons ensaisiné la salade pour le dîner. (He was happy that we had spiced up the salad for dinner.)
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Elle était triste que je n’aie pas ensaisiné la viande comme elle l’avait demandé. (She was sad that I had not seasoned the meat as she had requested.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ensaisiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ensaisiné. | I wish I had seasoned. |
tu | eusses ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ensaisiné. | I wish you had seasoned. |
il | eût ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ensaisiné. | I wish he had seasoned. |
elle | eût ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ensaisiné. | I wish she had seasoned. |
on | eût ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ensaisiné. | I wish one had seasoned. |
nous | eussions ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ensaisiné. | I wish we had seasoned. |
vous | eussiez ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ensaisiné. | I wish you had seasoned. |
ils | eussent ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ensaisiné. | I wish they had seasoned. |
elles | eussent ensaisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ensaisiné. | I wish they had seasoned. |
Other Conjugations for Ensaisiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaisiner
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Ensaisiner – 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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