Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Introduction to the verb chaponner
The English translation of the French verb chaponner is “to caponize.” It is pronounced as “sha-paw-nay.”
The word chaponner comes from the Old French noun “chapon,” meaning “capon” or “castrated rooster.” In modern French, it is most often used in the context of animal husbandry, specifically the process of castrating roosters to make them “capon,” which is a type of poultry that is considered a delicacy.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, chaponner is used to express a hypothetical action that took place in the past. It is often used in conjunction with other verbs to form compound tenses, such as “avoir chaponné” (to have caponized) or “avoir été chaponné” (to have been caponized).
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie chaponné les coqs hier pour qu’ils soient prêts pour le dîner. (I had to have caponized the roosters yesterday for them to be ready for dinner.)
- Elle aurait aimé que son mari ait été chaponné avant le mariage. (She would have liked her husband to have been caponized before the wedding.)
- Il se peut que les coqs aient été chaponnés dès leur naissance. (It’s possible that the roosters were caponized from birth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chaponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chaponné | Je doute que j’aie chaponné. | I doubt that I caponized. |
tu | aies chaponné | Il faut que tu aies chaponné. | You must have caponized. |
il | ait chaponné | Il est possible qu’il ait chaponné. | It’s possible he caponized. |
elle | ait chaponné | Elle craint qu’elle ait chaponné. | She fears she caponized. |
on | ait chaponné | On veut qu’on ait chaponné. | We want it to have been caponized. |
nous | ayons chaponné | Espérons que nous ayons chaponné. | Let’s hope we caponized. |
vous | ayez chaponné | Il est important que vous ayez chaponné. | It’s important that you caponized. |
ils | aient chaponné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chaponné. | They doubt they caponized. |
elles | aient chaponné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chaponné. | They prefer they caponized. |
Other Conjugations for Chaponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
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Chaponner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
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