Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Introduction to the verb jambonner
The English translation of the French verb jambonner is “to hamper” or “to hinder.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “zham-bo-nay.”
The word jambonner comes from the Old French word “jambon,” meaning “ham,” and was originally used in the sense of “to wrap with ham.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to hamper” or “to impede.”
In everyday French, jambonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of using jambonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que je l’aide, mais mon mal de dos m’a jambonné. (I should have helped him, but my backache hampered me.)
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Si tu n’avais pas jambonné, nous aurions pu terminer le projet à temps. (If you hadn’t hindered us, we could have finished the project on time.)
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J’ai raté mon train parce que le trafic m’a jambonné. (I missed my train because the traffic hindered me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jambonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse jambonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse jambonné. | I wish I had hammed. |
tu | eusses jambonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses jambonné. | I wish you had hammed. |
il | eût jambonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût jambonné. | I wish he had hammed. |
elle | eût jambonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût jambonné. | I wish she had hammed. |
on | eût jambonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût jambonné. | I wish one had hammed. |
nous | eussions jambonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions jambonné. | I wish we had hammed. |
vous | eussiez jambonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez jambonné. | I wish you had hammed. |
ils | eussent jambonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent jambonné. | I wish they had hammed. |
elles | eussent jambonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent jambonné. | I wish they had hammed. |
Other Conjugations for Jambonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jambonner
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Jambonner – 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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