Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to betray” or “to snitch.” It is pronounced “kahf-ter.”
Cafter comes from the Old French word “caftier,” which meant to catch or seize. Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to the act of revealing someone’s secrets or betraying their trust. It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the act of informing on someone, often in a negative or sneaky way.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, cafter is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais cafté sur mon ami à ses parents. (I had snitched on my friend to his parents.)
- Tu avais cafté sur moi à ton chef. (You had betrayed me to your boss.)
- Il avait cafté sur elle à toute l’école. (He had ratted her out to the entire school.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais cafté | J’avais cafté sur lui. | I had tattled on him. |
tu | tu avais cafté | Tu avais cafté sur elle. | You had tattled on her. |
il | il avait cafté | Il avait cafté sur moi. | He had tattled on me. |
elle | elle avait cafté | Elle avait cafté sur toi. | She had tattled on you. |
on | on avait cafté | On avait cafté sur eux. | One had tattled on them. |
nous | nous avions cafté | Nous avions cafté sur elles. | We had tattled on them. |
vous | vous aviez cafté | Vous aviez cafté sur nous. | You had tattled on us. |
ils | ils avaient cafté | Ils avaient cafté sur vous. | They had tattled on you. |
elles | elles avaient cafté | Elles avaient cafté sur moi. | They had tattled on me. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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