Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Introduction to the verb lapidifier
The English translation of the French verb lapidifier is “to petrify” or “to turn into stone.” It is pronounced “lah-pee-dee-fee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word lapidifier comes from the Latin word “lapidificare,” which is derived from “lapis” (stone) and “facere” (to make). It entered the French language in the 15th century and is often used in literary and poetic contexts.
In everyday French, lapidifier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that is anterior to another past action. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are 3 simple examples of lapidifier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais craint qu’elle ne l’eût lapidifié. (I had feared that she had petrified him.)
- Il était possible que les dieux eussent lapidifié les coupables. (It was possible that the gods had turned the guilty ones into stone.)
- Nous avions espéré qu’ils ne nous eussent pas lapidifiés. (We had hoped that they had not petrified us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lapidifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé que je eusse lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if I had petrified. |
tu | eusses lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé que tu eusses lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if you had petrified. |
il | eût lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé qu’il eût lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if he had petrified. |
elle | eût lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if she had petrified. |
on | eût lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé qu’on eût lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if one had petrified. |
nous | eussions lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé que nous eussions lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if we had petrified. |
vous | eussiez lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if you had petrified. |
ils | eussent lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if they had petrified. |
elles | eussent lapidifié | Je suis sûr que j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lapidifié. | I’m sure I would have liked if they had petrified. |
Other Conjugations for Lapidifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapidifier
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Lapidifier – 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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