Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Introduction to the verb jaboter
The English translation of the French verb jaboter is “to chatter” or “to gabble.” It is pronounced as “jah-boh-tey.”
The verb jaboter is derived from the French noun “jabot,” which refers to the ruffled front of a shirt or blouse. This term was later used in a figurative sense to describe someone who talks a lot and often without much substance. This is why the verb jaboter is often used to mean “to chatter” or “to gabble.”
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express something that could have happened in the past but did not. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of the verb jaboter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais tellement parlé que je craignais d’avoir jaboté toute la soirée. (I had talked so much that I was afraid I had chattered all evening.)
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Si tu avais arrêté de jaboter, tu aurais peut-être entendu l’annonce importante. (If you had stopped chattering, you might have heard the important announcement.)
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Il était temps que tu aies fini de jaboter, nous allions être en retard. (It was time for you to have stopped chattering, we were going to be late.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of jaboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse jaboté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse jaboté. | I wish I had chattered. |
tu | eusses jaboté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses jaboté. | I wish you had chattered. |
il | eût jaboté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût jaboté. | I wish he had chattered. |
elle | eût jaboté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût jaboté. | I wish she had chattered. |
on | eût jaboté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût jaboté. | I wish one had chattered. |
nous | eussions jaboté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions jaboté. | I wish we had chattered. |
vous | eussiez jaboté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez jaboté. | I wish you had chattered. |
ils | eussent jaboté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent jaboté. | I wish they had chattered. |
elles | eussent jaboté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent jaboté. | I wish they had chattered. |
Other Conjugations for Jaboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
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Jaboter – 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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