Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Introduction to the verb lignifier
The English translation of the French verb lignifier is “to lignify.” In French, it is pronounced as “lee-nyee-fee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word lignifier comes from the Latin word “lignum” meaning “wood” and the suffix “-fier” meaning “to make.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of transforming a substance into wood or making it woody.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, lignifier is used to express actions that were completed in the past and are conditional to another action or event. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Nous avions lignifié les chaises avant que la peinture ne sèche. (We had made the chairs woody before the paint dried.)
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Il était important que j’aie lignifié le sol avant de poser le parquet. (It was important that I had lignified the ground before laying the hardwood.)
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Elle avait peur que son arbre ne se lignifie pas assez vite. (She was afraid that her tree wouldn’t lignify fast enough.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lignifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lignifié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lignifié. | I wish I had lignified. |
tu | eusses lignifié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lignifié. | I wish you had lignified. |
il | eût lignifié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lignifié. | I wish he had lignified. |
elle | eût lignifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lignifié. | I wish she had lignified. |
on | eût lignifié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lignifié. | I wish one had lignified. |
nous | eussions lignifié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lignifié. | I wish we had lignified. |
vous | eussiez lignifié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lignifié. | I wish you had lignified. |
ils | eussent lignifié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lignifié. | I wish they had lignified. |
elles | eussent lignifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lignifié. | I wish they had lignified. |
Other Conjugations for Lignifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lignifier
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Lignifier – 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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