Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Introduction to the verb guillocher
The English translation of the French verb guillocher is “to engrave” or “to decorate with intricate patterns.” It can also mean “to emboss” or “to incise.”
The infinitive form of guillocher is pronounced “gee-yo-shay.”
The word guillocher comes from the French term “guilloché,” which refers to a type of decorative pattern consisting of intricate, repetitive designs. It is derived from the French word “guillocher,” meaning “to cut into a design.”
In everyday French, the verb guillocher is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that took place before another past action in the past. It is often used in formal or literary language.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je craignais qu’elle n’eût guilloché le bijou avant de me le rendre. (I was afraid she had engraved the jewel before giving it back to me.)
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Il était content que le vase qu’il avait acheté eût été guilloché à la main. (He was happy that the vase he had purchased had been hand-embossed.)
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J’avais peur que le tableau ne fût pas guilloché avec précision. (I was afraid that the painting wasn’t engraved with precision.)
English translations:
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I was afraid she had engraved the jewel before giving it back to me.
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He was happy that the vase he had purchased had been hand-embossed.
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I was afraid that the painting wasn’t engraved with precision.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of guillocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse guilloché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse guilloché. | I wish I had guilloched. |
tu | eusses guilloché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses guilloché. | I wish you had guilloched. |
il | eût guilloché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût guilloché. | I wish he had guilloched. |
elle | eût guilloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût guilloché. | I wish she had guilloched. |
on | eût guilloché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût guilloché. | I wish one had guilloched. |
nous | eussions guilloché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions guilloché. | I wish we had guilloched. |
vous | eussiez guilloché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez guilloché. | I wish you had guilloched. |
ils | eussent guilloché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent guilloché. | I wish they had guilloched. |
elles | eussent guilloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent guilloché. | I wish they had guilloched. |
Other Conjugations for Guillocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb guillocher
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Guillocher – 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
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