Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Introduction to the verb courtauder
The English translation of the French verb courtauder is “to flirt.” It is pronounced as “coor-toh-der” in its infinitive form.
Courtauder comes from the Old French word “cortaudiere,” which means “to court, woo” and has its roots in the Latin word “cohors,” meaning “court, yard.” In everyday French, courtauder is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of courtauder in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je courtaudasse pour la faire tomber amoureuse de moi. (I had to flirt to make her fall in love with me.)
- Si tu courtaudais mieux, tu aurais peut-être plus de succès avec les filles. (If you flirted better, you might have more success with girls.)
- Je préférais que tu ne courtaudasses pas avec d’autres filles quand tu étais en couple avec moi. (I preferred that you didn’t flirt with other girls when you were in a relationship with me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of courtauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | courtaudasse | Si j’étais riche, je courtaudasse tous les jours. | If I were rich, I would court every day. |
tu | courtaudasses | Si tu me téléphonais plus souvent, tu courtaudasses plus. | If you called me more often, you would court more. |
il | courtaudât | Si il me parlait plus souvent, il courtaudât plus souvent. | If he spoke to me more often, he would court more often. |
elle | courtaudât | Si elle me téléphonait plus souvent, elle courtaudât plus souvent. | If she called me more often, she would court more often. |
on | courtaudât | Quand on était jeune, on courtaudât tous les jours. | When we were young, we courted every day. |
nous | courtaudassions | Si nous nous voyions plus souvent, nous courtaudassions plus. | If we saw each other more often, we would court more. |
vous | courtaudassiez | Si vous veniez plus souvent, vous courtaudassiez plus. | If you came more often, you would court more. |
ils | courtaudassent | S’ils avaient plus de temps, ils courtaudassent plus. | If they had more time, they would court more. |
elles | courtaudassent | Si elles voulaient, elles courtaudassent plus. | If they wanted, they would court more. |
Other Conjugations for Courtauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
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Courtauder – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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