Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Introduction to the verb handicaper
The English translation of the French verb handicaper is “to handicap.” It is pronounced as “ahn-dee-kah-pay” in the infinitive form.
The word “handicaper” comes from the French word “handicap,” which is derived from the phrase “hand in cap,” a game where one player puts their hand in a cap and the other players make bets on which hand is holding an object. The word “handicap” eventually came to refer to a disadvantage or challenge that one must overcome.
In everyday French, the verb handicaper is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal past action. This tense is formed using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect subjunctive form followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: Il aurait été handicapé si sa jambe s’était cassée. (He would have been handicapped if his leg had broken.)
Example 2: Nous aurions été handicapés si nous n’avions pas eu de voiture. (We would have been handicapped if we didn’t have a car.)
Example 3: Si je n’avais pas fait cette erreur, j’aurais handicapé leur projet. (If I hadn’t made that mistake, I would have handicapped their project.)
Translations:
Example 1: He would have been handicapped if his leg had broken.
Example 2: We would have been handicapped if we didn’t have a car.
Example 3: If I hadn’t made that mistake, I would have handicapped their project.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of handicaper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse handicapé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse handicapé. | I wish I had handicapped. |
tu | eusses handicapé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses handicapé. | I wish you had handicapped. |
il | eût handicapé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût handicapé. | I wish he had handicapped. |
elle | eût handicapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût handicapé. | I wish she had handicapped. |
on | eût handicapé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût handicapé. | I wish one had handicapped. |
nous | eussions handicapé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions handicapé. | I wish we had handicapped. |
vous | eussiez handicapé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez handicapé. | I wish you had handicapped. |
ils | eussent handicapé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent handicapé. | I wish they had handicapped. |
elles | eussent handicapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent handicapé. | I wish they had handicapped. |
Other Conjugations for Handicaper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb handicaper
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Handicaper – 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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