Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Introduction to the verb gouttiner
The English translation of the French verb gouttiner is “to drip” or “to trickle.” In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as “goo-tee-nay.”
The language origin of gouttiner comes from the French word “goutte,” meaning “drop.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il craignait que la pluie n’eût gouttiné toute la nuit. (He was afraid that it had been dripping all night.)
- Nous doutions que la fuite n’eût gouttiné depuis des jours. (We doubted that the leak had been trickling for days.)
- Elle était étonnée que le robinet n’eût pas gouttiné plus tôt. (She was surprised that the tap had not been dripping sooner.)
English translations:
- He was afraid that it had been dripping all night.
- We doubted that the leak had been trickling for days.
- She was surprised that the tap had not been dripping sooner.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gouttiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gouttiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gouttiné. | I wish I had drizzled. |
tu | eusses gouttiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gouttiné. | I wish you had drizzled. |
il | eût gouttiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gouttiné. | I wish he had drizzled. |
elle | eût gouttiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gouttiné. | I wish she had drizzled. |
on | eût gouttiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gouttiné. | I wish one had drizzled. |
nous | eussions gouttiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gouttiné. | I wish we had drizzled. |
vous | eussiez gouttiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gouttiné. | I wish you had drizzled. |
ils | eussent gouttiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gouttiné. | I wish they had drizzled. |
elles | eussent gouttiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gouttiné. | I wish they had drizzled. |
Other Conjugations for Gouttiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gouttiner
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Gouttiner – 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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