Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Introduction to the verb jaspiner
The English translation of the French verb jaspiner is “to chatter” or “to babble”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “zhah-spee-nay”.
Jaspiner comes from the Middle French word “jaspin”, meaning “to talk”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, also known as the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that took place before another past action or event, and is often used in formal or literary contexts.
Here are three simple examples of jaspiner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il était heureux que je n’aie pas jaspiné pendant la réunion. (He was happy that I had not chattered during the meeting.)
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Elle avait peur que tu aies jaspiné à propos de son secret. (She was afraid that you had babbled about her secret.)
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J’étais surpris qu’ils aient jaspiné toute la nuit. (I was surprised that they had chattered all night.)
In all of these examples, jaspiner is used to express the idea of talking or chatting in the past, before another specific action or event. It is often used with verbs such as être (to be), avoir (to have), or être heureux/effrayé/surpris (to be happy/afraid/surprised) to convey the speaker’s feelings about the action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jaspiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse jaspiné | Si j’avais su qu’il aimait la musique, j’aurais aimé qu’il eusse jaspiné avec moi. | If I had known he liked music, I would have liked him to chat with me. |
tu | eusses jaspiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses jaspiné avec moi. | I wish you had chatted with me. |
il | eût jaspiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût jaspiné avec moi. | I wish he had chatted with me. |
elle | eût jaspiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût jaspiné avec moi. | I wish she had chatted with me. |
on | eût jaspiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût jaspiné avec moi. | I wish one had chatted with me. |
nous | eussions jaspiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions jaspiné ensemble. | I wish we had chatted together. |
vous | eussiez jaspiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez jaspiné avec moi. | I wish you had chatted with me. |
ils | eussent jaspiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent jaspiné avec moi. | I wish they had chatted with me. |
elles | eussent jaspiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent jaspiné avec moi. | I wish they had chatted with me. |
Other Conjugations for Jaspiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaspiner
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Jaspiner – 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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