Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Introduction to the verb foulonner
The English translation of the French verb foulonner is “fulling” or “felting.” It is pronounced “foo-loh-neh.”
Foulonner comes from the Old French word “fouler,” meaning “to tread” or “to trample.” In its modern usage, it refers to the process of cleansing and thickening wool or cloth by trampling on it in water with clay and other substances. In everyday French, foulonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates a past action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais foulonné le tissu avant de le teindre.
(I had fulled the fabric before dyeing it.) - Elle avait foulonné la laine avec du savon pour la rendre plus douce.
(She had fulled the wool with soap to make it softer.) - Ils avaient foulonné le tapis pendant des heures pour le nettoyer.
(They had fulled the rug for hours to clean it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of foulonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse foulonné | J’espérais que je eusse foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that I had stomped before dinnertime. |
tu | eusses foulonné | J’espérais que tu eusses foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that you had stomped before dinnertime. |
il | eût foulonné | J’espérais qu’il eût foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that he had stomped before dinnertime. |
elle | eût foulonné | J’espérais qu’elle eût foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that she had stomped before dinnertime. |
on | eût foulonné | J’espérais qu’on eût foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that one had stomped before dinnertime. |
nous | eussions foulonné | J’espérais que nous eussions foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that we had stomped before dinnertime. |
vous | eussiez foulonné | J’espérais que vous eussiez foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that you had stomped before dinnertime. |
ils | eussent foulonné | J’espérais qu’ils eussent foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that they had stomped before dinnertime. |
elles | eussent foulonné | J’espérais qu’elles eussent foulonné avant l’heure du dîner. | I hoped that they had stomped before dinnertime. |
Other Conjugations for Foulonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foulonner
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Foulonner – 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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