Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Introduction to the verb hébéter
The English translation of the French verb hébéter is “to dumbfound” or “to stupefy.” It is pronounced as eh-beh-tey.
The word hébéter comes from the Old French term “ebeheter,” which means “to confound” or “to stupefy.” It is derived from the Latin word “hebetare,” which means “to weaken” or “to dull.”
In everyday French, hébéter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unlikely action or situation that took place in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the verbs “avoir” or “être.”
Here are 3 examples of hébéter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il était évident qu’elle eût été hébétée par la nouvelle. (It was obvious that she had been dumbfounded by the news.)
- Nous avions peur qu’ils eussent été hébétés par les événements. (We were afraid that they had been stupefied by the events.)
- J’avais espéré qu’il eût été hébété par ma déclaration d’amour. (I had hoped that he had been dumbfounded by my declaration of love.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hébéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hébété | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hébété. | I wish I had stunned. |
tu | eusses hébété | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hébété. | I wish you had stunned. |
il | eût hébété | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hébété. | I wish he had stunned. |
elle | eût hébété | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hébété. | I wish she had stunned. |
on | eût hébété | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hébété. | I wish one had stunned. |
nous | eussions hébété | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hébété. | I wish we had stunned. |
vous | eussiez hébété | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hébété. | I wish you had stunned. |
ils | eussent hébété | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hébété. | I wish they had stunned. |
elles | eussent hébété | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hébété. | I wish they had stunned. |
Other Conjugations for Hébéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hébéter
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Hébéter – 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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