Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Introduction to the verb lutter
The English translation of the French verb lutter is “to fight” or “to struggle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “loo-tay.”
The language origin of lutter comes from the Latin word “luctare,” meaning “to wrestle” or “to fight.” In everyday French, lutter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a past hypothetical or unreal action.
Examples of usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je me lûttais pour survivre. (I had to fight to survive.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je luttasse pour nos droits. (She would have preferred me to fight for our rights.)
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Nous nous sommes battus jusqu’à ce que je lusse vaincu. (We fought until I had won.)
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I had to fight to survive.
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She would have preferred me to fight for our rights.
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We fought until I had won.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lutter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse lutté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse lutté. | I wish I had fought. |
tu | eusses lutté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses lutté. | I wish you had fought. |
il | eût lutté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût lutté. | I wish he had fought. |
elle | eût lutté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût lutté. | I wish she had fought. |
on | eût lutté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût lutté. | I wish one had fought. |
nous | eussions lutté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions lutté. | I wish we had fought. |
vous | eussiez lutté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez lutté. | I wish you had fought. |
ils | eussent lutté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent lutté. | I wish they had fought. |
elles | eussent lutté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent lutté. | I wish they had fought. |
Other Conjugations for Lutter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lutter
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Lutter – 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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