Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Introduction to the verb foudroyer
The English translation of the French verb foudroyer is “to strike down” or “to smite.” It is pronounced “foo-dwah-yay” in its infinitive form.
Foudroyer comes from the Old French word “foudre,” meaning “lightning,” and the suffix “-oyer,” which meant “to strike.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of foudroyer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il était heureux que la maladie l’ait foudroyé avant qu’il ne perde son emploi.
Translation: He was lucky that the illness had struck him down before he lost his job. -
J’aurais été déçu si tu avais foudroyé mon idée avant de l’essayer.
Translation: I would have been disappointed if you had shot down my idea before trying it. -
Elle avait peur que la colère de son mari ne la foudroie lorsqu’elle lui annoncerait la nouvelle.
Translation: She was afraid that her husband’s anger would strike her down when she told him the news.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of foudroyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse foudroyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse foudroyé. | I wish I had struck down. |
tu | eusses foudroyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses foudroyé. | I wish you had struck down. |
il | eût foudroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût foudroyé. | I wish he had struck down. |
elle | eût foudroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût foudroyé. | I wish she had struck down. |
on | eût foudroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût foudroyé. | I wish one had struck down. |
nous | eussions foudroyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions foudroyé. | I wish we had struck down. |
vous | eussiez foudroyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez foudroyé. | I wish you had struck down. |
ils | eussent foudroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent foudroyé. | I wish they had struck down. |
elles | eussent foudroyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent foudroyé. | I wish they had struck down. |
Other Conjugations for Foudroyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
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Foudroyer – 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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