Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Introduction to the verb gironner
The English translation of the French verb gironner is “to whirl” or “to spin around.” It is pronounced as “zhee-roh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word gironner comes from the Old French word “giron,” meaning “skirt” or “lap.” It has been derived from the Latin word “gyrus” which means “circle” or “ring.”
In everyday French, gironner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Here are three examples of gironner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que je gironnasse dans les rues avant de trouver le chemin de la gare. (I would have had to whirl around in the streets before finding the way to the train station.)
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Si nous avions suivi le conseil de notre guide, nous n’aurions pas gironné dans la mauvaise direction. (If we had followed our guide’s advice, we wouldn’t have whirled in the wrong direction.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu gironnasses avec moi sur le dancefloor hier soir. (I wish you had spun around with me on the dance floor last night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gironner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gironné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gironné. | I wish I had circled around. |
tu | eusses gironné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gironné. | I wish you had circled around. |
il | eût gironné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gironné. | I wish he had circled around. |
elle | eût gironné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gironné. | I wish she had circled around. |
on | eût gironné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gironné. | I wish one had circled around. |
nous | eussions gironné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gironné. | I wish we had circled around. |
vous | eussiez gironné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gironné. | I wish you had circled around. |
ils | eussent gironné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gironné. | I wish they had circled around. |
elles | eussent gironné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gironné. | I wish they had circled around. |
Other Conjugations for Gironner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gironner
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Gironner – 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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