Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Introduction to the verb cafarder
The English translation of the French verb “cafarder” is “to inform on” or “to rat on”. The infinitive form “cafarder” is pronounced as “kah-fahr-dey”.
The word “cafarder” comes from the noun “cafard”, which means “cockroach” in French. It originated from the Arabic word “kābar” meaning “cockroach”. In everyday French, “cafarder” is commonly used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to describe the act of informing or reporting on someone, usually to an authority figure.
Examples of “cafarder” in the Passé Simple tense:
- Il cafarda son collègue au directeur. (He informed on his colleague to the manager.)
- Elle cafarda ses camarades de classe à la professeure. (She ratted on her classmates to the teacher.)
- Les voisins cafardèrent le bruit des soirées. (The neighbors reported the noise from the parties.)
Note that the Passé Simple tense is mostly used in written French, particularly in literature, formal writing, or historical contexts. In everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé or other verb tenses are used instead.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of cafarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | cafardai | J’ai cafardé à la police. | I snitched to the police. |
Tu | cafardas | Tu cafardas sur tes amis. | You snitched on your friends. |
Il | cafarda | Il cafarda sur son collègue. | He snitched on his colleague. |
Elle | cafarda | Elle cafarda sur sa sœur. | She snitched on her sister. |
On | cafarda | On cafarda sur le voisin. | One snitched on the neighbor. |
Nous | cafardâmes | Nous cafardâmes à l’école. | We snitched at school. |
Vous | cafardâtes | Vous cafardâtes au chef. | You snitched to the boss. |
Ils | cafardèrent | Ils cafardèrent sur leur camarade. | They snitched on their comrade. |
Elles | cafardèrent | Elles cafardèrent sur leur amie. | They (feminine) snitched on their friend. |
Other Conjugations for Cafarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
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Cafarder – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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