Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Introduction to the verb cantonner
The English translation of the French verb cantonner is “to quarter” or “to billet.” It is pronounced as “kahn-toh-nay.”
Cantonner originates from the French word “cantonnement,” which refers to the assignment of soldiers to a specific area or canton during a military campaign. In everyday French, cantonner is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action.
Examples in Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il fallait que je me sois cantonné dans cette petite ville pendant la guerre. (It was necessary for me to have been quartered in this small town during the war.)
- Nous sommes heureux que tu te sois cantonné à tes études. (We are happy that you focused on your studies.)
- Il est possible que les soldats se soient cantonnés dans la vallée avant l’attaque. (It is possible that the soldiers were quartered in the valley before the attack.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for me to have been quartered in this small town during the war.
- We are happy that you focused on your studies.
- It is possible that the soldiers were quartered in the valley before the attack.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | sois cantonné | Je doute que je sois cantonné ici. | I doubt that I have been stationed here. |
tu | sois cantonné | Il faut que tu sois cantonné ici. | You must have been stationed here. |
il | soit cantonné | Il est possible qu’il soit cantonné ici. | It’s possible he has been stationed here. |
elle | soit cantonnée | Elle craint qu’elle soit cantonnée ici. | She fears she has been stationed here. |
on | soit cantonné | On veut qu’on soit cantonné ici. | We want to be stationed here. |
nous | soyons cantonnés | Espérons que nous soyons cantonnés ici. | Let’s hope we are stationed here. |
vous | soyez cantonnés | Il est important que vous soyez cantonnés ici. | It’s important that you are stationed here. |
ils | soient cantonnés | Ils doutent qu’ils soient cantonnés ici. | They doubt they are stationed here. |
elles | soient cantonnées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles soient cantonnées ici. | They prefer they are stationed here. |
Other Conjugations for Cantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
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Cantonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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