Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Introduction to the verb cahoter
The English translation of the French verb cahoter is “to jolt” or “to bounce.” It is pronounced as “kah-o-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of cahoter can be traced back to the Old French word “cahoter” which means “to shake” or “to jolt.” It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word “kaut” which means “to shake” or “to strike.”
In everyday French, cahoter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’il y aurait autant de bosses sur la route, j’aurais cahoté moins vite. (If I had known there would be so many bumps on the road, I would have driven more slowly.)
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Ils auraient cahoté toute la nuit si leur voiture n’avait pas eu de suspension. (They would have bounced all night if their car didn’t have any suspension.)
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Nous aurions cahoté jusqu’au sommet de la montée si nous n’avions pas dû nous arrêter pour réparer le pneu. (We would have jolted all the way to the top of the hill if we hadn’t had to stop to fix the tire.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cahoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cahoté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cahoté. | I would have jolted you. |
tu | aurais cahoté | Tu aurais cahoté plus vite. | You would have jolted faster. |
il | aurait cahoté | Il aurait cahoté sur la route. | He would have jolted on the road. |
elle | aurait cahoté | Elle aurait cahoté en voiture. | She would have jolted in the car. |
on | aurait cahoté | On aurait cahoté en montagne. | One would have jolted in the mountains. |
nous | aurions cahoté | Nous aurions cahoté en silence. | We would have jolted in silence. |
vous | auriez cahoté | Vous auriez cahoté ensemble. | You would have jolted together. |
ils | auraient cahoté | Ils auraient cahoté tout le long du chemin. | They would have jolted all the way. |
elles | auraient cahoté | Elles auraient cahoté dans la voiture. | They (female) would have jolted in the car. |
Other Conjugations for Cahoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
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Cahoter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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