Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Introduction to the verb caractériser
The English translation of the French verb caractériser is “to characterize.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-rak-te-ree-zay.”
The word caractériser comes from the French adjective “caractéristique,” which itself comes from the Greek words “charaktēr” (mark, feature) and “istikē” (quality). It is most often used in everyday French to describe or highlight the specific qualities or characteristics of something or someone.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, caractériser is used to express a subjective opinion or possibility about an action that has already happened. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Je doute que tu aies caractérisé ce crime comme un acte de désespoir. (I doubt that you characterized this crime as an act of despair.)
- Il est possible que la critique ait caractérisé le film comme un chef-d’œuvre. (It is possible that the critics characterized the film as a masterpiece.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies caractérisé ma nouvelle collection comme audacieuse et avant-gardiste. (I would have liked for you to have characterized my new collection as bold and avant-garde.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé form of caractériser is used to express a subjective opinion or possibility about an action that has already taken place. It is often used in spoken and written French to express one’s own thoughts or judgments about something.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of caractériser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie caractérisé | Je doute que j’aie caractérisé. | I doubt that I characterized. |
tu | aies caractérisé | Il faut que tu aies caractérisé. | You must have characterized. |
il | ait caractérisé | Il est possible qu’il ait caractérisé. | It’s possible he characterized. |
elle | ait caractérisé | Elle craint qu’elle ait caractérisé. | She fears she characterized. |
on | ait caractérisé | On veut qu’on ait caractérisé. | We want it to have been characterized. |
nous | ayons caractérisé | Espérons que nous ayons caractérisé. | Let’s hope we characterized. |
vous | ayez caractérisé | Il est important que vous ayez caractérisé. | It’s important that you characterized. |
ils | aient caractérisé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient caractérisé. | They doubt they characterized. |
elles | aient caractérisé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient caractérisé. | They prefer they characterized. |
Other Conjugations for Caractériser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
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Caractériser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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