Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Introduction to the verb floconner
The English translation of the French verb floconner is “to flake” or “to snowflake.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “flo-koh-nay.”
Floconner comes from the French word “flocon,” which means “flake” or “snowflake.” It is derived from the Latin word “floccus,” meaning “tuft of wool.”
In everyday French, floconner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. It is typically used in conjunction with the conjunction “si” (if) to express a condition or possibility.
Here are three examples of floconner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Si j’avais eu un parapluie, je ne me serais pas fait floconner dessus. (If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have been snowed on.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’il floconnât toute la nuit pour que nous puissions faire du ski demain. (It would have had to snow all night for us to be able to go skiing tomorrow.)
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J’aurais aimé que la neige floconnât encore plus pour que nous puissions faire un bonhomme de neige. (I wish it had snowed even more so we could make a snowman.)
English translations:
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If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have been snowed on.
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It would have had to snow all night for us to be able to go skiing tomorrow.
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I wish it had snowed even more so we could make a snowman.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of floconner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse floconné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse floconné. | I wish I had snowed. |
tu | eusses floconné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses floconné. | I wish you had snowed. |
il | eût floconné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût floconné. | I wish he had snowed. |
elle | eût floconné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût floconné. | I wish she had snowed. |
on | eût floconné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût floconné. | I wish one had snowed. |
nous | eussions floconné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions floconné. | I wish we had snowed. |
vous | eussiez floconné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez floconné. | I wish you had snowed. |
ils | eussent floconné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent floconné. | I wish they had snowed. |
elles | eussent floconné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent floconné. | I wish they had snowed. |
Other Conjugations for Floconner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb floconner
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Floconner – 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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