Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Introduction to the verb caner
The English translation of the French verb caner is “to die” or “to kick the bucket.” It is pronounced “kah-NAY.”
The word caner comes from the Latin word “cannare,” meaning “to fall into a stupor or trance.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is equivalent to the English “would have + past participle.”
Here are three simple examples of caner in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais mangé ce gâteau, j’aurais cané. (If I had eaten that cake, I would have died.)
- Ils auraient cané s’ils avaient bu autant. (They would have kicked the bucket if they had drunk so much.)
- Elle aurait cané si elle avait fumé cette cigarette. (She would have died if she had smoked that cigarette.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of caner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cané | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cané. | I would have been dead. |
tu | aurais cané | Tu aurais sûrement cané. | You would have probably died. |
il | aurait cané | Il aurait cané pendant la guerre. | He would have died during the war. |
elle | aurait cané | Elle aurait sûrement cané. | She would have likely died. |
on | aurait cané | On aurait cané ensemble. | We would have died together. |
nous | aurions cané | Nous aurions sûrement cané. | We would have most likely died. |
vous | auriez cané | Vous auriez sûrement cané. | You would have probably died. |
ils | auraient cané | Ils auraient cané de faim. | They would have starved to death. |
elles | auraient cané | Elles auraient cané parmi les fleurs. | They (female) would have died among the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Caner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
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Caner – 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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