Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Introduction to the verb lapiner
The English translation of the French verb lapiner is “to pounce” or “to jump on.” It is pronounced “lah-pee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word “lapiner” comes from the French word “lapin” which means “rabbit.” In everyday French, “lapiner” is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical action that would have happened in the past. It is typically used after expressions such as “il est possible que” (it is possible that) or “j’aurais aimé que” (I would have liked that).
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il est possible que j’aie lapiné sur le lapin si je l’avais vu. (It is possible that I would have pounced on the rabbit if I had seen it.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies lapiné sur la proie avant qu’elle ne s’échappe. (I would have liked for you to have pounced on the prey before it escaped.)
- Il est dommage que nous n’ayons pas lapiné sur les bonnes occasions lorsque nous en avions l’opportunité. (It is a shame that we did not pounce on the good opportunities when we had the chance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lapiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lapiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lapiné. | I wish I had bunnied. |
tu | eusses lapiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lapiné. | I wish you had bunnied. |
il | eût lapiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lapiné. | I wish he had bunnied. |
elle | eût lapiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lapiné. | I wish she had bunnied. |
on | eût lapiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lapiné. | I wish one had bunnied. |
nous | eussions lapiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lapiné. | I wish we had bunnied. |
vous | eussiez lapiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lapiné. | I wish you had bunnied. |
ils | eussent lapiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lapiné. | I wish they had bunnied. |
elles | eussent lapiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lapiné. | I wish they had bunnied. |
Other Conjugations for Lapiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lapiner
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Lapiner – 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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