Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Introduction to the verb contreficher
The English translation of the French verb “contreficher” is “to not care” or “to be indifferent.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “contreficher” is kawn-truh-feesh-ey.
The language origin of “contreficher” is derived from the combination of the verb “ficher” (meaning “to care” or “to bother”) and the prefix “contre-” (meaning “against” or “not”). It is commonly used in everyday French to express a lack of interest or indifference towards something or someone.
Here are three examples of “contreficher” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je me contrefichai de ses paroles. (I didn’t care about his/her words.)
- Nous nous contrefichâmes de cette nouvelle. (We were indifferent about this news.)
- Ils se contrefichèrent des règles établies. (They didn’t care about the established rules.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is primarily used in formal or literary writing in contemporary French. In spoken and informal French, the compound past tense (Passé Composé) is more commonly used.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of contreficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | contrefichai | Je contrefichai de ce qu’il disait. | I didn’t care about what he was saying. |
Tu | contrefichas | Tu contrefichas de ses conseils. | You didn’t care about his advice. |
Il | contreficha | Il contreficha les règles. | He didn’t care about the rules. |
Elle | contreficha | Elle contreficha les critiques. | She didn’t care about the criticism. |
On | contreficha | On contreficha de l’opinion publique. | One didn’t care about public opinion. |
Nous | contrefichâmes | Nous contrefichâmes de leurs avertissements. | We didn’t care about their warnings. |
Vous | contrefichâtes | Vous contrefichâtes de l’heure. | You didn’t care about the time. |
Ils | contrefichèrent | Ils contrefichèrent des conséquences. | They didn’t care about the consequences. |
Elles | contrefichèrent | Elles contrefichèrent de la situation. | They (feminine) didn’t care about the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Contreficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreficher
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Contreficher – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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