Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Introduction to the verb japper
The English translation of the French verb japper is “to bark”. It is pronounced as “jah-peh” in its infinitive form.
Japper comes from the Old French word “japer”, which means “to yelp, to bark”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the sound that a dog makes when barking.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, japper is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of japper.
Example 1: J’avais été agacé par le chien qui avait jappé toute la nuit. (I had been annoyed by the dog that had been barking all night.)
Example 2: Tu t’étais endormi quand le chien avait jappé. (You had fallen asleep when the dog had barked.)
Example 3: Elle avait déjà nettoyé la maison avant que le chien n’ait jappé. (She had already cleaned the house before the dog barked.)
In these examples, japper is used to describe a past action (barking) that had occurred before another past action (being annoyed, falling asleep, cleaning the house). It is often used in this tense when describing a sequence of events in the past.
In conclusion, japper is a verb that is commonly used in everyday French to describe the sound of a dog barking. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a completed past action that occurred before another past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of japper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse jappé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse jappé. | I wish I had barked. |
tu | eusses jappé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses jappé. | I wish you had barked. |
il | eût jappé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût jappé. | I wish he had barked. |
elle | eût jappé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût jappé. | I wish she had barked. |
on | eût jappé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût jappé. | I wish one had barked. |
nous | eussions jappé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions jappé. | I wish we had barked. |
vous | eussiez jappé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez jappé. | I wish you had barked. |
ils | eussent jappé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent jappé. | I wish they had barked. |
elles | eussent jappé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent jappé. | I wish they had barked. |
Other Conjugations for Japper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb japper
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Japper – 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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