Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Introduction to the verb chouiner
The English translation of the French verb chouiner is “to whine” or “to snivel”. It is pronounced “shwee-nay”.
The word chouiner comes from the French word “chou”, which means cabbage. It is thought that the origin of this verb comes from the sound that a baby makes when crying, which is similar to the sound of air escaping from a cabbage when squeezed.
In everyday French, chouiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Si j’étais malade, je chouinerais toute la journée. (If I were sick, I would whine all day.)
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Il y aurait des enfants chouinant partout si on leur enlève leurs jouets. (There would be children whining everywhere if we took away their toys.)
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Si tu avais un peu plus de patience, tu ne chouinerais pas autant. (If you had a little more patience, you wouldn’t whine so much.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of chouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chouinerais | Je chouinerais toute la journée. | I would whine all day. |
tu | chouinerais | Tu chouinerais comme un bébé. | You would whine like a baby. |
il | chouinerait | Il chouinerait pour tout. | He would whine about everything. |
elle | chouinerait | Elle chouinerait pour rien. | She would whine about nothing. |
on | chouinerait | On chouinerait tout le temps. | One would whine all the time. |
nous | chouinerions | Nous chouinerions pour de l’aide. | We would whine for help. |
vous | chouineriez | Vous chouineriez pour rien. | You would whine about nothing. |
ils | chouineraient | Ils chouineraient sans cesse. | They would whine constantly. |
elles | chouineraient | Elles chouineraient pour tout. | They would whine about everything. |
Other Conjugations for Chouiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
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Chouiner – 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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