Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Introduction to the verb miauler
The English translation of the French verb miauler is “to meow.” It is pronounced “mee-oh-lay.”
The word miauler comes from the Old French word “miaulier,” which originated from the Latin word “miare,” meaning “to meow.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the sound that a cat makes.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that was completed in the past before another action, miauler is used to describe a hypothetical or imagined situation.
Here are three simple examples of miauler used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que tu miaulas pour que je te remarque. (You would have had to meow for me to notice you.)
- Si elle avait miaulé plus fort, son propriétaire l’aurait entendue. (If she had meowed louder, her owner would have heard her.)
- J’aurais préféré qu’ils miaulassent moins pendant la nuit. (I would have preferred if they had meowed less during the night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of miauler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse miaulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse miaulé. | I wish I had meowed. |
tu | eusses miaulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses miaulé. | I wish you had meowed. |
il | eût miaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût miaulé. | I wish he had meowed. |
elle | eût miaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût miaulé. | I wish she had meowed. |
on | eût miaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût miaulé. | I wish one had meowed. |
nous | eussions miaulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions miaulé. | I wish we had meowed. |
vous | eussiez miaulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez miaulé. | I wish you had meowed. |
ils | eussent miaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent miaulé. | I wish they had meowed. |
elles | eussent miaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent miaulé. | I wish they had meowed. |
Other Conjugations for Miauler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb miauler
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Miauler – 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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