Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Introduction to the verb chicaner
The English translation of the French verb chicaner is “to quibble” or “to argue over small details.” It is pronounced as shee-ka-nay.
Chicaner comes from the Old French word “chicane,” meaning “legal dispute” or “trickery.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aurais chicané avec lui si j’avais su. (I would have quibbled with him if I had known.)
- Tu aurais chicané pour quelques euros de plus. (You would have argued over a few extra euros.)
- Ils auraient chicané pendant des heures sans résoudre le problème. (They would have quibbled for hours without solving the problem.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chicaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chicané | Si tu m’avais écouté, je t’aurais chicané. | If you had listened to me, I would have nagged at you. |
tu | aurais chicané | Tu aurais chicané pour rien. | You would have argued for nothing. |
il | aurait chicané | Il aurait chicané avec ses voisins. | He would have quarreled with his neighbors. |
elle | aurait chicané | Elle aurait chicané avec sa soeur. | She would have bickered with her sister. |
on | aurait chicané | On aurait chicané au sujet de l’argent. | One would have squabbled about money. |
nous | aurions chicané | Nous aurions chicané pour la dernière fois. | We would have argued for the last time. |
vous | auriez chicané | Vous auriez chicané avec vos amis. | You would have argued with your friends. |
ils | auraient chicané | Ils auraient chicané sur la même chose. | They would have bickered about the same thing. |
elles | auraient chicané | Elles auraient chicané sans raison. | They (female) would have argued without reason. |
Other Conjugations for Chicaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
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Chicaner – 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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