Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Introduction to the verb gabionner
The English translation of the French verb gabionner is “to gabion” or “to build with gabions.” The infinitive form, gabionner, is pronounced as “ga-bee-oh-nay.”
The verb gabionner comes from the word “gabion,” which originated from the Italian word “gabbione” meaning “big cage.” It was initially used in military engineering to construct fortifications and later became popular in civil engineering for erosion control and retaining walls.
In everyday French, the verb gabionner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. This tense is often used to express regrets, doubts, or wishes.
Here are three examples of gabionner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies gabionné le mur avant l’arrivée de la pluie. (I wish you had gabioned the wall before the rain arrived.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons gabionné le ruisseau pour éviter l’érosion. (We needed to have gabioned the stream to prevent erosion.)
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Elle regrettait que son mari n’eût pas gabionné la berge comme elle lui avait demandé. (She regretted that her husband hadn’t gabioned the riverbank as she had asked him to.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gabionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gabionné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gabionné. | I wish I had gabioned. |
tu | eusses gabionné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gabionné. | I wish you had gabioned. |
il | eût gabionné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gabionné. | I wish he had gabioned. |
elle | eût gabionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gabionné. | I wish she had gabioned. |
on | eût gabionné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gabionné. | I wish one had gabioned. |
nous | eussions gabionné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gabionné. | I wish we had gabioned. |
vous | eussiez gabionné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gabionné. | I wish you had gabioned. |
ils | eussent gabionné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gabionné. | I wish they had gabioned. |
elles | eussent gabionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gabionné. | I wish they had gabioned. |
Other Conjugations for Gabionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabionner
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Gabionner – 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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