Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Introduction to the verb hannetonner
The English translation of the French verb hannetonner is “to drone” or “to buzz”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-neuh-ton-ay”.
The language origin of hannetonner comes from the noun “hanneton” which means “cockchafer” or “May bug”. The verb is derived from the sound made by the insect when it flies, which is a loud droning noise.
In everyday French, hannetonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that could have taken place in the past.
Example 1: Il ne croyait pas que les hannetons aient tant hannetonné cette nuit-là. (He didn’t believe that the cockchafers had droned so much that night.)
Example 2: J’aurais préféré que les hannetons n’aient pas hannetonné si fort pendant notre pique-nique. (I would have preferred if the cockchafers hadn’t droned so loudly during our picnic.)
Example 3: Il était possible que les hannetons aient déjà hannetonné avant même que nous ne sortions dehors. (It was possible that the cockchafers had already droned even before we went outside.)
English translations:
Example 1: He didn’t believe that the cockchafers had droned so much that night.
Example 2: I would have preferred if the cockchafers hadn’t droned so loudly during our picnic.
Example 3: It was possible that the cockchafers had already droned even before we went outside.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hannetonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hannetonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hannetonné. | I wish I had hannetoned. |
tu | eusses hannetonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hannetonné. | I wish you had hannetoned. |
il | eût hannetonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hannetonné. | I wish he had hannetoned. |
elle | eût hannetonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hannetonné. | I wish she had hannetoned. |
on | eût hannetonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hannetonné. | I wish one had hannetoned. |
nous | eussions hannetonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hannetonné. | I wish we had hannetoned. |
vous | eussiez hannetonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hannetonné. | I wish you had hannetoned. |
ils | eussent hannetonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hannetonné. | I wish they had hannetoned. |
elles | eussent hannetonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hannetonné. | I wish they had hannetoned. |
Other Conjugations for Hannetonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
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Hannetonner – 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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