Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Introduction to the verb mignarder
The English translation of the French verb mignarder is “to coddle” or “to pamper.” The infinitive form is pronounced “meen-yar-day.”
Mignarder comes from the Old French word “mignard” which means “delicate” or “tender.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive.
In this tense, mignarder expresses actions that could have or should have been done in the past, but were not. It is often used in hypothetical or unreal situations.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais mignardé davantage pendant ta maladie. (If I had known, I would have pampered you more during your illness.)
- Il aurait fallu que tu mignardes mieux tes enfants pour qu’ils soient plus indépendants maintenant. (You should have pampered your children better so that they would be more independent now.)
- J’aurais aimé que mes parents me mignardent un peu plus quand j’étais petit. (I wish my parents had coddled me a little more when I was little.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of mignarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse mignardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse mignardé. | I wish I had sweet-talked. |
tu | eusses mignardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses mignardé. | I wish you had sweet-talked. |
il | eût mignardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût mignardé. | I wish he had sweet-talked. |
elle | eût mignardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût mignardé. | I wish she had sweet-talked. |
on | eût mignardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût mignardé. | I wish one had sweet-talked. |
nous | eussions mignardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions mignardé. | I wish we had sweet-talked. |
vous | eussiez mignardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez mignardé. | I wish you had sweet-talked. |
ils | eussent mignardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent mignardé. | I wish they had sweet-talked. |
elles | eussent mignardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent mignardé. | I wish they had sweet-talked. |
Other Conjugations for Mignarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mignarder
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Mignarder – 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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