Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Introduction to the verb marronner
The English translation of the French verb marronner is “to sulk” or “to grumble”. The infinitive form is pronounced “mah-roh-nay”.
The origin of marronner can be traced back to the Old French word “maron”, which meant “to growl or complain”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a tense used to express a hypothetical action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of marronner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’elle m’ait marronné pour avoir oublié son anniversaire. (I was afraid she had sulked or grumbled at me for forgetting her birthday.)
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Nous étions tristes que vous ayez marronné pendant tout le dîner. (We were sad that you had sulked or grumbled during the whole dinner.)
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Il était possible qu’ils eussent marronné à cause de la météo. (It was possible that they had sulked or grumbled because of the weather.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of marronner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse marronné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse marronné. | I wish I had sulked. |
tu | eusses marronné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses marronné. | I wish you had sulked. |
il | eût marronné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût marronné. | I wish he had sulked. |
elle | eût marronné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût marronné. | I wish she had sulked. |
on | eût marronné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût marronné. | I wish one had sulked. |
nous | eussions marronné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions marronné. | I wish we had sulked. |
vous | eussiez marronné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez marronné. | I wish you had sulked. |
ils | eussent marronné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent marronné. | I wish they had sulked. |
elles | eussent marronné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent marronné. | I wish they had sulked. |
Other Conjugations for Marronner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb marronner
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Marronner – 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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