Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Introduction to the verb haubaner
The English translation of the French verb haubaner is “to brace” or “to tie down”. It is pronounced as “oh-bah-neh”.
The word haubaner comes from the Old French word “hauban”, meaning “cable” or “rope”. It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que le navire fût haubané avant la tempête. (It was necessary for the ship to be braced before the storm.)
- J’étais contente que tu eusses haubané les arbres pour qu’ils ne tombent pas. (I was glad that you had tied down the trees so they wouldn’t fall.)
- Elle aurait préféré que les meubles fussent haubanés pour éviter les dommages pendant le déménagement. (She would have preferred for the furniture to be braced to avoid damages during the move.)
In all three examples, the verb haubaner is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Its usage indicates that the action was necessary or desired in the past, but it is not certain whether it was actually carried out.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of haubaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse haubané | J’aurais aimé que je eusse haubané. | I wish I had haubané. |
tu | eusses haubané | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses haubané. | I wish you had haubané. |
il | eût haubané | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût haubané. | I wish he had haubané. |
elle | eût haubané | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût haubané. | I wish she had haubané. |
on | eût haubané | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût haubané. | I wish one had haubané. |
nous | eussions haubané | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions haubané. | I wish we had haubané. |
vous | eussiez haubané | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez haubané. | I wish you had haubané. |
ils | eussent haubané | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent haubané. | I wish they had haubané. |
elles | eussent haubané | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent haubané. | I wish they had haubané. |
Other Conjugations for Haubaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haubaner
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Haubaner – 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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