Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Introduction to the verb gaminer
The English translation of the French verb gaminer is “to clown around”. The infinitive form, gaminer, is pronounced as “ga-mee-nay”.
The word gaminer comes from the French word “gamin”, which means “urchin” or “street urchin”. The suffix “-er” is then added to make it a verb, meaning “to act like a street urchin” or “to behave in a playful or mischievous way”.
In everyday French, gaminer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense in a more formal context, such as in literature or formal speeches. This tense is used to express a past hypothetical action or condition that did not happen.
Here are three examples of gaminer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’il allait gaminer pendant la réunion, je ne l’aurais pas invité. (If I had known he was going to clown around during the meeting, I wouldn’t have invited him.)
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Il aurait été mieux s’il n’avait pas gaminé pendant la cérémonie. (It would have been better if he hadn’t clowned around during the ceremony.)
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J’aimerais que tu n’aies pas gaminé pendant la soirée. (I wish you hadn’t clowned around during the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gamliné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gamliné. | I wish I had played around. |
tu | eusses gamliné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gamliné. | I wish you had played around. |
il | eût gamliné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gamliné. | I wish he had played around. |
elle | eût gamliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gamliné. | I wish she had played around. |
on | eût gamliné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gamliné. | I wish one had played around. |
nous | eussions gamliné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gamliné. | I wish we had played around. |
vous | eussiez gamliné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gamliné. | I wish you had played around. |
ils | eussent gamliné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gamliné. | I wish they had played around. |
elles | eussent gamliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gamliné. | I wish they had played around. |
Other Conjugations for Gaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaminer
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Gaminer – 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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