Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Introduction to the verb fayotter
The English translation of the French verb fayotter is “to brown-nose” or “to suck up”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “fay-ot-ay”.
The word fayotter comes from the French word “fayot”, which originally referred to a type of legume, but evolved to mean someone who is a sycophant or a brown-noser. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is excessively flattering or trying to gain favor with someone else.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, fayotter is used to describe an action that would have been done in the past if certain conditions had been met. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais fayotté pour obtenir une promotion. (If I had had more time, I would have brown-nosed to get a promotion.)
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Il aurait certainement fayotté pour obtenir une bonne note à l’examen. (He would have definitely sucked up to get a good grade on the exam.)
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Si elle avait écouté mes conseils, elle n’aurait pas eu besoin de fayotter auprès du patron. (If she had listened to my advice, she wouldn’t have had to suck up to the boss.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fayotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fayotté | Si j’avais été là, j’aurais fayotté. | If I had been there, I would have brown-nosed. |
tu | aurais fayotté | Tu aurais fayotté pour avoir une promotion. | You would have sucked up to get a promotion. |
il | aurait fayotté | Il aurait fayotté pour éviter les tâches difficiles. | He would have brown-nosed to avoid difficult tasks. |
elle | aurait fayotté | Elle aurait fayotté pour obtenir une augmentation. | She would have brown-nosed to get a raise. |
on | aurait fayotté | On aurait fayotté pour se faire bien voir. | One would have brown-nosed to make a good impression. |
nous | aurions fayotté | Nous aurions fayotté pour obtenir des avantages. | We would have brown-nosed to get some benefits. |
vous | auriez fayotté | Vous auriez fayotté avec le patron. | You would have brown-nosed with the boss. |
ils | auraient fayotté | Ils auraient fayotté pour avoir un jour de congé. | They would have brown-nosed to get a day off. |
elles | auraient fayotté | Elles auraient fayotté pour être populaires. | They (female) would have brown-nosed to be popular. |
Other Conjugations for Fayotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fayotter
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Fayotter – 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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