Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Introduction to the verb mendier
The English translation of the French verb mendier is “to beg.” It is pronounced “mahn-dyay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of mendier is from the Latin word “mendicare,” which means “to beg” or “to ask for alms.” In everyday French, mendier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express something that could have happened in the past but did not.
Examples:
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J’aurais mendie si je n’avais pas trouvé un travail. (I would have begged if I hadn’t found a job.)
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Elle m’aurait mendie de l’aide si je n’avais pas été si occupé. (She would have begged me for help if I hadn’t been so busy.)
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Nous aurions mendie pour notre dîner si notre ami ne nous avait pas invités. (We would have begged for our dinner if our friend hadn’t invited us.)
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I would have begged if I hadn’t found a job.
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She would have begged me for help if I hadn’t been so busy.
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We would have begged for our dinner if our friend hadn’t invited us.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mendier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mendie | Je regrette que je eusse mendie. | I wish I had begged. |
tu | eusses mendie | Je regrette que tu eusses mendie. | I wish you had begged. |
il | eût mendie | Je regrette qu’il eût mendie. | I wish he had begged. |
elle | eût mendie | Je regrette qu’elle eût mendie. | I wish she had begged. |
on | eût mendie | Je regrette qu’on eût mendie. | I wish one had begged. |
nous | eussions mendie | Je regrette que nous eussions mendie. | I wish we had begged. |
vous | eussiez mendie | Je regrette que vous eussiez mendie. | I wish you had begged. |
ils | eussent mendie | Je regrette qu’ils eussent mendie. | I wish they had begged. |
elles | eussent mendie | Je regrette qu’elles eussent mendie. | I wish they had begged. |
Other Conjugations for Mendier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendier
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Mendier – 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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