Breakdown of Si tu avais voyagé, tu serais beaucoup plus épanoui aujourd'hui.
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
avoir
to have
voyager
to travel
Questions & Answers about Si tu avais voyagé, tu serais beaucoup plus épanoui aujourd'hui.
Why is the sentence mixing the plus-que-parfait (avais voyagé) with the present conditional (serais)?
This is a mixed conditional. It describes how a past action that didn't happen (the condition: if you had traveled) would have an impact on a present situation (the result: you would be fulfilled today). The si clause uses the plus-que-parfait for the missed past event, and the main clause uses the present conditional for the imagined present result.
Does épanoui change its spelling if the person I am talking to is female?
Where does the word épanoui come from?
It is the past participle of the reflexive verb s'épanouir, which literally means to blossom or open up (like a flower). When applied to people, it translates to being fulfilled, glowing, or thriving.