Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Introduction to the verb justifier
The English translation of the French verb justifier is “to justify.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “zhoo-stee-fee-ay.”
The word justifier comes from the Latin word “iustificare,” which means “to make just or right.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unlikely action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu justifies tes propos avant de les publier. (I would have liked for you to justify your statements before publishing them.)
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Il était nécessaire que nous ayons justifié notre absence auprès de nos professeurs. (It was necessary for us to have justified our absence to our teachers.)
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Mes parents auraient préféré que je leur aie justifié mes dépenses avant de partir en voyage. (My parents would have preferred for me to have justified my expenses to them before going on a trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of justifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse justifié | Je regrette que je eusse justifié mes actions. | I regret that I had justified my actions. |
tu | eusses justifié | Je regrette que tu eusses justifié tes actions. | I regret that you had justified your actions. |
il | eût justifié | Je regrette qu’il eût justifié ses actions. | I regret that he had justified his actions. |
elle | eût justifié | Je regrette qu’elle eût justifié ses actions. | I regret that she had justified her actions. |
on | eût justifié | Je regrette qu’on eût justifié ses actions. | I regret that one had justified their actions. |
nous | eussions justifié | Je regrette que nous eussions justifié nos actions. | I regret that we had justified our actions. |
vous | eussiez justifié | Je regrette que vous eussiez justifié vos actions. | I regret that you had justified your actions. |
ils | eussent justifié | Je regrette qu’ils eussent justifié leurs actions. | I regret that they had justified their actions. |
elles | eussent justifié | Je regrette qu’elles eussent justifié leurs actions. | I regret that they had justified their actions. |
Other Conjugations for Justifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb justifier
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Justifier – 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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