Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Introduction to the verb minéraliser
The English translation of the French verb minéraliser is “to mineralize.”
The infinitive form of minéraliser is pronounced “meen-AY-rah-lee-zay.”
The word minéraliser comes from the French noun “minéral” meaning mineral, combined with the suffix “-iser” which forms a verb meaning “to make into a mineral.”
In everyday French, minéraliser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. It is typically used in a subordinate clause after a verb like “avant que” (before) or “jusqu’à ce que” (until).
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur que la terre ne se minéralisât pas assez pour cultiver des légumes. (I was afraid that the earth wouldn’t mineralize enough to grow vegetables.)
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Il avait étudié longtemps avant que son esprit ne se minéralisât et qu’il ne se tourne vers la géologie. (He had studied for a long time before his mind mineralized and he turned to geology.)
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Nous avons attendu jusqu’à ce que les os des animaux se soient minéralisés complètement avant de les exhumer. (We waited until the animals’ bones had fully mineralized before exhuming them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of minéraliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse minéralisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse minéralisé. | I wish I had mineralized. |
tu | eusses minéralisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses minéralisé. | I wish you had mineralized. |
il | eût minéralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût minéralisé. | I wish he had mineralized. |
elle | eût minéralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût minéralisé. | I wish she had mineralized. |
on | eût minéralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût minéralisé. | I wish one had mineralized. |
nous | eussions minéralisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions minéralisé. | I wish we had mineralized. |
vous | eussiez minéralisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez minéralisé. | I wish you had mineralized. |
ils | eussent minéralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent minéralisé. | I wish they had mineralized. |
elles | eussent minéralisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent minéralisé. | I wish they had mineralized. |
Other Conjugations for Minéraliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb minéraliser
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Minéraliser – 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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