Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) 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 bump.” The infinitive form, cahoter, is pronounced “ka-o-teh.”
The word cahoter originated from the Old French verb “hoter,” meaning “to throw” or “to strike.” It was then combined with the prefix “ca-” which emphasizes a repetitive action. In everyday French, cahoter is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possible or hypothetical action.
Here are three examples of cahoter in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
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Si je prenais ce chemin, je cahoterais probablement sur les pavés.
(If I took this path, I would probably jolt on the cobblestones.) -
Il faudrait réparer cette route, elle risque de cahoter les voitures.
(We should fix this road, it might jolt the cars.) -
Tu ne voudrais pas sortir avec moi ce soir ? On pourrait cahoter sur la piste de danse.
(Wouldn’t you like to go out with me tonight? We could jolt on the dance floor.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cahoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cahoterais | Je cahoterais sur le chemin. | I would bump along the road. |
tu | cahoterais | Tu cahoterais en voiture. | You would bump along in the car. |
il | cahoterait | Il cahoterait en vélo. | He would bump along on his bike. |
elle | cahoterait | Elle cahoterait à cheval. | She would bump along on horseback. |
on | cahoterait | On cahoterait dans la forêt. | One would bump along in the forest. |
nous | cahoterions | Nous cahoterions en train. | We would bump along on the train. |
vous | cahoteriez | Vous cahoteriez en avion. | You would bump along on the plane. |
ils | cahoteraient | Ils cahoteraient à moto. | They would bump along on their motorbike. |
elles | cahoteraient | Elles cahoteraient en canoë. | They would bump along in a canoe. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
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 Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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