Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Introduction to the verb girouetter
The English translation of the French verb girouetter is “to weathercock” or “to spin around like a weather vane.” It is pronounced as “zhee-roo-teh.”
Girouetter comes from the French word “girouette,” which means “weather vane.” This word is derived from the verb “girer,” which means “to turn” or “to spin.” In every day French, girouetter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Three simple examples of girouetter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’espérais que vous eussiez girouetté avant de prendre une décision. (I hoped that you had weathercocked before making a decision.)
- Il était nécessaire que nous eussions girouetté pour trouver la solution. (It was necessary that we had weathercocked to find the solution.)
- Je ne savais pas si elles eussent girouetté ou non pendant la tempête. (I didn’t know if they had weathercocked or not during the storm.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of girouetter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse girouetté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse girouetté. | I wish I had girouetted. |
tu | eusses girouetté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses girouetté. | I wish you had girouetted. |
il | eût girouetté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût girouetté. | I wish he had girouetted. |
elle | eût girouetté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût girouetté. | I wish she had girouetted. |
on | eût girouetté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût girouetté. | I wish one had girouetted. |
nous | eussions girouetté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions girouetté. | I wish we had girouetted. |
vous | eussiez girouetté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez girouetté. | I wish you had girouetted. |
ils | eussent girouetté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent girouetté. | I wish they had girouetted. |
elles | eussent girouetté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent girouetté. | I wish they had girouetted. |
Other Conjugations for Girouetter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb girouetter
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Girouetter – 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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