Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Introduction to the verb merdoyer
The English translation of the French verb merdoyer is “to mess around” or “to screw around.” The infinitive form is pronounced mehr-dwah-yay.
The word merdoyer comes from the Latin word “merda” meaning “excrement” and the Old French word “doier” meaning “to scatter.” It is often used colloquially in everyday French to describe someone who is behaving in a frivolous, careless, or irresponsible manner.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, merdoyer is used to express a past action or state that is doubted or hypothetical. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’aurais merdoyé si j’avais pris ce travail. (I would have messed around if I had taken that job.)
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Il aurait merdoyé toute la journée au lieu de travailler. (He would have messed around all day instead of working.)
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu n’aurais pas merdoyé dans tes études. (If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have messed around in your studies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of merdoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse merdoyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse merdoyé. | I wish I had made a mess. |
tu | eusses merdoyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses merdoyé. | I wish you had made a mess. |
il | eût merdoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût merdoyé. | I wish he had made a mess. |
elle | eût merdoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût merdoyé. | I wish she had made a mess. |
on | eût merdoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût merdoyé. | I wish one had made a mess. |
nous | eussions merdoyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions merdoyé. | I wish we had made a mess. |
vous | eussiez merdoyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez merdoyé. | I wish you had made a mess. |
ils | eussent merdoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent merdoyé. | I wish they had made a mess. |
elles | eussent merdoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent merdoyé. | I wish they had made a mess. |
Other Conjugations for Merdoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb merdoyer
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Merdoyer – 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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