Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Introduction to the verb marauder
The English translation of the French verb marauder is “to loot” or “to plunder.” It is pronounced as “mah-roh-deh.”
The word marauder comes from the Middle French word “marauder,” which means to roam or wander. It originated from the Germanic word “marod,” which means to plunder or pillage.
In everyday French, the verb marauder is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that took place in the past and are completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il était évident que les bandits aient maraudé les villages avant de s’enfuir. (It was evident that the bandits had looted the villages before fleeing.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous n’ayez pas maraudé nos affaires pendant notre absence. (We would have liked for you to not have looted our belongings while we were away.)
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Avant que le roi n’arrive, les soldats auraient déjà maraudé les maisons des villageois. (Before the king arrived, the soldiers would have already plundered the houses of the villagers.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of marauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse maraudé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse maraudé. | I wish I had marauded. |
tu | eusses maraudé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses maraudé. | I wish you had marauded. |
il | eût maraudé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût maraudé. | I wish he had marauded. |
elle | eût maraudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût maraudé. | I wish she had marauded. |
on | eût maraudé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût maraudé. | I wish one had marauded. |
nous | eussions maraudé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions maraudé. | I wish we had marauded. |
vous | eussiez maraudé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez maraudé. | I wish you had marauded. |
ils | eussent maraudé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent maraudé. | I wish they had marauded. |
elles | eussent maraudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent maraudé. | I wish they had marauded. |
Other Conjugations for Marauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marauder
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Marauder – 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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