Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Introduction to the verb feignanter
The English translation of the French verb feignanter is “to fake” or “to pretend.” It is pronounced as “fen-yahn-tay.”
Feignanter comes from the French word “feignant,” which means “lazy” or “idle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
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J’avais feignanté d’être malade pour ne pas aller à l’école.
Translation: I had pretended to be sick in order to not go to school. -
Il avait feignanté d’être intéressé par le sujet, mais on pouvait voir qu’il s’ennuyait.
Translation: He had faked being interested in the topic, but you could tell he was bored. -
Elle avait feignanté de ne pas connaître la réponse pour ne pas avoir à parler en public.
Translation: She had pretended to not know the answer in order to not have to speak in public.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of feignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse feinté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse feinté. | I wish I had faked. |
tu | eusses feinté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses feinté. | I wish you had faked. |
il | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût feinté. | I wish he had faked. |
elle | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût feinté. | I wish she had faked. |
on | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût feinté. | I wish one had faked. |
nous | eussions feinté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions feinté. | I wish we had faked. |
vous | eussiez feinté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez feinté. | I wish you had faked. |
ils | eussent feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent feinté. | I wish they had faked. |
elles | eussent feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent feinté. | I wish they had faked. |
Other Conjugations for Feignanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
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Feignanter – 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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