Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Introduction to the verb mendigoter
The English translation of the French verb mendigoter is “to beg” or “to scrounge.” It is pronounced “man-dee-go-tay” in its infinitive form.
Mendigoter comes from the older French word “mendigot,” meaning beggar. It is derived from the Latin word “mendicatus,” meaning to beg or ask for alms. In modern French, mendigoter is most often used in colloquial or informal contexts to describe begging or scrounging for something, such as money or food.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, mendigoter is used to express a past action that was hypothetical or uncertain. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” (if) to express a condition or possibility.
Example 1: J’aurais mendigoté si j’avais eu faim. (I would have begged if I had been hungry.)
Example 2: Nous aurions mendigoté de l’argent s’il avait fallu. (We would have scrounged for money if we had needed to.)
Example 3: Elle aurait mendigoté un abri si elle avait été à la rue. (She would have begged for shelter if she had been homeless.)
English translations:
Example 1: I would have begged if I had been hungry.
Example 2: We would have scrounged for money if we had needed to.
Example 3: She would have begged for shelter if she had been homeless.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mendigoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mendigoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mendigoté. | I wish I had begged. |
tu | eusses mendigoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mendigoté. | I wish you had begged. |
il | eût mendigoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mendigoté. | I wish he had begged. |
elle | eût mendigoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mendigoté. | I wish she had begged. |
on | eût mendigoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mendigoté. | I wish one had begged. |
nous | eussions mendigoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mendigoté. | I wish we had begged. |
vous | eussiez mendigoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mendigoté. | I wish you had begged. |
ils | eussent mendigoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mendigoté. | I wish they had begged. |
elles | eussent mendigoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mendigoté. | I wish they had begged. |
Other Conjugations for Mendigoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mendigoter
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Mendigoter – 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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