Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Introduction to the verb gatter
The English translation of the French verb “gatter” is “to yowl” or “to caterwaul.” The infinitive form “gatter” is pronounced as [ɡa.te].
The verb “gatter” is derived from the Old French word “gater,” meaning “to meow.” It belongs to the onomatopoeic family of words, imitating the sound of a cat’s meow. In everyday French, the verb “gatter” is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used to express completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of the usage of “gatter” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Les chats gattèrent toute la nuit.
(The cats caterwauled all night.) - Hier soir, le chat de la voisine gatta sans cesse.
(Last night, the neighbor’s cat yowled incessantly.) - Quand j’ai fermé la porte, le chat s’est mis à gatter.
(When I closed the door, the cat started yowling.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is mostly used in formal or literary contexts in contemporary spoken French, and the verb “gatter” is more commonly used in its present tense form “gatte” when referring to the sound a cat makes.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of gatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | gattai | J’ai gattai le chat. | I gatted the cat. |
Tu | gattas | Tu as gattas le chien. | You gatted the dog. |
Il | gatta | Il a gatta la souris. | He gatted the mouse. |
Elle | gatta | Elle a gatta le poisson. | She gatted the fish. |
On | gatta | On a gatta l’oiseau. | One gatted the bird. |
Nous | gattâmes | Nous avons gattâmes les lapins. | We gatted the rabbits. |
Vous | gattâtes | Vous avez gattâtes le hamster. | You gatted the hamster. |
Ils | gattèrent | Ils ont gattèrent les tortues. | They gatted the turtles. |
Elles | gattèrent | Elles ont gattèrent les chiots. | They (feminine) gatted the puppies. |
Other Conjugations for Gatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gatter
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Gatter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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