Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Introduction to the verb chamailler
The English translation of the French verb chamailler is “to bicker” or “to quarrel.” It is pronounced “sha-may-yay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of chamailler can be traced back to the Old French word “chamaillier,” which comes from the word “chamaille,” meaning “dispute” or “argument.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that expresses a past hypothetical action or condition.
Here are three simple examples of chamailler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their respective English translations:
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Ils se chamaillaient avant que je n’arrive. (They had been bickering before I arrived.)
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Je regrettais qu’ils se soient chamaillés toute la soirée. (I regretted that they had been quarreling all evening.)
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Il était évident qu’elle se serait chamaillée avec sa sœur si elles s’étaient vues hier. (It was obvious that she would have bickered with her sister if they had seen each other yesterday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chamailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chamaillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chamaillé. | I wish I had argued. |
tu | eusses chamaillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chamaillé. | I wish you had argued. |
il | eût chamaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chamaillé. | I wish he had argued. |
elle | eût chamaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chamaillé. | I wish she had argued. |
on | eût chamaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chamaillé. | I wish one had argued. |
nous | eussions chamaillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chamaillé. | I wish we had argued. |
vous | eussiez chamaillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chamaillé. | I wish you had argued. |
ils | eussent chamaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chamaillé. | I wish they had argued. |
elles | eussent chamaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chamaillé. | I wish they had argued. |
Other Conjugations for Chamailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamailler
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Chamailler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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