Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Introduction to the verb connoter
The English translation of the French verb connoter is “to connote.” It is pronounced “koh-noh-teh” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of connoter can be traced back to the Latin word “connotare,” which means “to mark in addition.” In everyday French, connoter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions or events that may or may not have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of connoter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Il est possible qu’elle ait connoté un sens caché dans ses mots. (It is possible that she may have conveyed a hidden meaning in her words.)
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Nous doutons qu’il ait connoté une intention malveillante. (We doubt that he may have implied a malicious intention.)
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Je suis contente qu’ils aient connoté une intention positive dans leur geste. (I am glad that they may have conveyed a positive intention in their gesture.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of connoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie connoté | Je doute que j’aie connoté. | I doubt that I connote. |
tu | aies connoté | Il faut que tu aies connoté. | You must have connote. |
il | ait connoté | Il est possible qu’il ait connoté. | It’s possible he connote. |
elle | ait connoté | Elle craint qu’elle ait connoté. | She fears she connote. |
on | ait connoté | On veut qu’on ait connoté. | We want it to have been connote. |
nous | ayons connoté | Espérons que nous ayons connoté. | Let’s hope we connote. |
vous | ayez connoté | Il est important que vous ayez connoté. | It’s important that you connote. |
ils | aient connoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient connoté. | They doubt they connote. |
elles | aient connoté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient connoté. | They prefer they connote. |
Other Conjugations for Connoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connoter
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Connoter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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