Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Introduction to the verb caqueter
The English translation of the French verb caqueter is “to chatter” or “to cackle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-kuh-tay.”
Caqueter comes from the Latin word “cachinnare,” which means “to laugh loudly.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action.
Examples:
- Je veux que tu caquetes moins pendant les réunions. (I want you to chatter less during meetings.)
- Il faut que les enfants arrêtent de caqueter pour que je puisse travailler. (The children need to stop chattering so I can work.)
- Elle craint que ses voisins ne caquettent derrière son dos. (She fears that her neighbors are cackling behind her back.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of caqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caquete | Je préfèrerais que je caquete. | I would prefer to chatter. |
tu | caquettes | Il est possible que tu caquettes. | It’s possible you chatter. |
il | caquete | Il est préférable qu’il caquete. | It’s preferable he chats. |
elle | caquete | Elle veut que j’elle caquete. | She wants her to chatter. |
on | caquete | Il est important qu’on caquete. | It’s important we chatter. |
nous | caquetions | Il est nécessaire que nous caquetions. | It’s necessary we chatter. |
vous | caquetiez | Il est nécessaire que vous caquetiez. | It’s necessary you chatter. |
ils | caquettent | Il est crucial qu’ils caquettent. | It’s crucial they chatter. |
elles | caquettent | Il est essentiel qu’elles caquettent. | It’s essential they chatter. |
Other Conjugations for Caqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
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Caqueter – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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