Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Introduction to the verb entacher
The English translation of the French verb entacher is “to stain” or “to taint.” It is pronounced as “ahn-ta-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word entacher comes from the Latin word “intactare” which means “to touch.” It is mainly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (subjunctive pluperfect) tense, which is a past tense that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of how entacher is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’il eût entaché ma réputation en disant des mensonges. (I was afraid that he had tarnished my reputation by telling lies.)
- Elle regrettait que sa malhonnêteté eût entaché leur amitié. (She regretted that her dishonesty had stained their friendship.)
- Nous étions ravis qu’elle eût entaché notre soirée avec sa mauvaise humeur. (We were delighted that she had spoiled our evening with her bad mood.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entaché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse entaché mon nom. | I wish I had tainted my name. |
tu | eusses entaché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entaché ta réputation. | I wish you had tainted your reputation. |
il | eût entaché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entaché sa réputation. | I wish he had tainted his reputation. |
elle | eût entaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entaché sa réputation. | I wish she had tainted her reputation. |
on | eût entaché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entaché sa réputation. | I wish one had tainted their reputation. |
nous | eussions entaché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entaché notre réputation. | I wish we had tainted our reputation. |
vous | eussiez entaché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entaché votre réputation. | I wish you had tainted your reputation. |
ils | eussent entaché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entaché leur réputation. | I wish they had tainted their reputation. |
elles | eussent entaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entaché leur réputation. | I wish they had tainted their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Entacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
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Entacher – 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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