Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Introduction to the verb marabouter
The English translation of the French verb marabouter is “to bewitch” or “to cast a spell.” It is pronounced as “mah-rah-boo-te.”
The word marabouter comes from the French word “marabout,” meaning a sorcerer or magician, and the verb suffix “-er,” which indicates the infinitive form. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of marabouter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’elle m’ait marabouté. (I was afraid she had bewitched me.)
- Nous étions inquiets que le sortilège les eût maraboutés. (We were worried that the spell had bewitched them.)
- Il était convaincu que le marabout avait marabouté sa famille. (He was convinced that the sorcerer had bewitched his family.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of marabouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse marabouté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse marabouté. | I wish I had bewitched. |
tu | eusses marabouté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses marabouté. | I wish you had bewitched. |
il | eût marabouté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût marabouté. | I wish he had bewitched. |
elle | eût marabouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût marabouté. | I wish she had bewitched. |
on | eût marabouté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût marabouté. | I wish one had bewitched. |
nous | eussions marabouté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions marabouté. | I wish we had bewitched. |
vous | eussiez marabouté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez marabouté. | I wish you had bewitched. |
ils | eussent marabouté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent marabouté. | I wish they had bewitched. |
elles | eussent marabouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent marabouté. | I wish they had bewitched. |
Other Conjugations for Marabouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marabouter
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Marabouter – 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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