Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Introduction to the verb courailler
The English translation of the French verb courailler is “to bark” or “to yelp”. It is pronounced “koo-rah-yay”.
Courailler originated from the Old French word “coraillier” which meant “to bark”, and it is derived from the Latin word “corium” which means “bark”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a doubt, desire, or hypothesis in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
1) J’aurais préféré que le chien n’ait pas couraillé toute la nuit. (I would have preferred that the dog had not barked all night.)
2) Il est possible que le chien ait couraillé à cause d’un intrus. (It is possible that the dog barked because of an intruder.)
3) Je regrette que le chien ait couraillé pendant notre séance de méditation. (I regret that the dog barked during our meditation session.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of courailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | aie couraillé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie couraillé. | I don’t think I crouched. |
tu | aies couraillé | Il est important que tu aies couraillé. | It’s important that you crouched. |
il | ait couraillé | Il est possible qu’il ait couraillé. | It’s possible he crouched. |
elle | ait couraillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait couraillé. | She fears she crouched. |
on | ait couraillé | On imagine qu’on ait couraillé. | We imagine we crouched. |
nous | ayons couraillé | Nous voudrions que nous ayons couraillé. | We would like to have crouched. |
vous | ayez couraillé | Il est important que vous ayez couraillé. | It’s important that you crouched. |
ils | aient couraillé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient couraillé. | They hope they crouched. |
elles | aient couraillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient couraillé. | They prefer they crouched. |
Other Conjugations for Courailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courailler
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the courailler Subjonctif Passé tense conjugation!
Courailler – 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
Summary
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb courailler. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!