Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Introduction to the verb infirmer
The English translation of the French verb infirmer is “to deny” or “to refute.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “an-fee-mer.”
The word infirmer comes from the Latin word “infirmare,” which means “to weaken” or “to make uncertain.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that could have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais cru que tu m’aimais, mais tu m’as infirmé. (I had believed that you loved me, but you denied it.)
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Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, j’aurais réussi, mais tu les as infirmés. (If I had followed your advice, I would have succeeded, but you refuted them.)
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Les témoins ont infirmé les accusations de la police. (The witnesses denied the accusations of the police.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of infirmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse infirmé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse infirmé. | I wish I had disproved. |
tu | eusses infirmé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses infirmé. | I wish you had disproved. |
il | eût infirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût infirmé. | I wish he had disproved. |
elle | eût infirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût infirmé. | I wish she had disproved. |
on | eût infirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût infirmé. | I wish one had disproved. |
nous | eussions infirmé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions infirmé. | I wish we had disproved. |
vous | eussiez infirmé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez infirmé. | I wish you had disproved. |
ils | eussent infirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent infirmé. | I wish they had disproved. |
elles | eussent infirmé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent infirmé. | I wish they had disproved. |
Other Conjugations for Infirmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infirmer
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Infirmer – 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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