Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Introduction to the verb intimider
The English translation of the French verb intimider is “to intimidate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “e(n)-tee-mee-dey.”
Intimider comes from the Latin word “intimidare,” meaning “to make timid or fearful.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in both a literal and figurative sense since then. In everyday French, intimider is often used to describe the act of making someone feel scared, afraid, or uneasy.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, intimider is used to express a past action that was intended to intimidate someone. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Je craignais qu’elle ne m’ait intimidé avec ses menaces. (I was afraid that she had intimidated me with her threats.)
- Il était certain que son patron l’avait intimé à quitter son poste. (He was certain that his boss had intimidated him into leaving his job.)
- Nous doutions qu’ils eussent été intimidés par le groupe de voyous. (We doubted that they had been intimidated by the group of thugs.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of intimider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse intimidé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse intimidé mon adversaire. | I wish I had intimidated my opponent. |
tu | eusses intimidé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses intimidé ton adversaire. | I wish you had intimidated your opponent. |
il | eût intimidé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût intimidé son adversaire. | I wish he had intimidated his opponent. |
elle | eût intimidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût intimidé son adversaire. | I wish she had intimidated her opponent. |
on | eût intimidé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût intimidé son adversaire. | I wish one had intimidated their opponent. |
nous | eussions intimidé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions intimidé notre adversaire. | I wish we had intimidated our opponent. |
vous | eussiez intimidé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez intimidé votre adversaire. | I wish you had intimidated your opponent. |
ils | eussent intimidé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent intimidé leur adversaire. | I wish they had intimidated their opponent. |
elles | eussent intimidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent intimidé leur adversaire. | I wish they had intimidated their opponent. |
Other Conjugations for Intimider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb intimider
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Intimider – 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
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