Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Introduction to the verb courtauder
The English translation of the French verb courtauder is “to flirt.” It is pronounced “koor-toh-deh.”
The language origin of courtauder comes from the Old French verb “cortoier,” which means “to frequent the court” or “to be in the company of noblemen.” Over time, the meaning evolved to also include “to woo” or “to flirt.” In modern French, courtauder is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a past hypothetical action or situation.
Three simple examples of courtauder in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais été plus courageux, j’aurais courtaudé avec elle toute la soirée. (If I had been braver, I would have flirted with her all evening.)
- Il aurait mieux fait de ne pas courtauder avec sa secrétaire, maintenant sa femme est au courant. (He should not have flirted with his secretary, now his wife knows about it.)
- Nous aurions courtaudé avec tous les jolies filles à la fête si nos amis n’avaient pas été là. (We would have flirted with all the pretty girls at the party if our friends hadn’t been there.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of courtauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais courtauté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais courtauté. | I would have courted you. |
tu | aurais courtauté | Tu aurais courtauté plus tôt. | You would have courted earlier. |
il | aurait courtauté | Il aurait courtauté cette fille. | He would have courted that girl. |
elle | aurait courtauté | Elle aurait courtauté son beau-frère. | She would have courted her brother-in-law. |
on | aurait courtauté | On aurait courtauté ensemble. | One would have courted together. |
nous | aurions courtauté | Nous aurions courtauté en secret. | We would have courted in secret. |
vous | auriez courtauté | Vous auriez courtauté avec passion. | You would have courted passionately. |
ils | auraient courtauté | Ils auraient courtauté des femmes. | They would have courted women. |
elles | auraient courtauté | Elles auraient courtauté des hommes. | They (female) would have courted men. |
Other Conjugations for Courtauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
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Courtauder – 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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