Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Introduction to the verb caparaçonner
The English translation of the French verb caparaçonner is “to armor (a horse)”. It is pronounced “ka-pa-ra-so-neh”.
The word caparaçonner is derived from the Old French word “caparason”, meaning “horse’s covering”. It originated from the Spanish word “caparazón”, which means “shell” or “armor”. In everyday French, caparaçonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Je souhaitais que tu caparaçonnes ton cheval avant la bataille. (I wished that you would armor your horse before the battle.)
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Il fallait que nous caparaçonniions nos montures pour la joute équestre. (We had to armor our horses for the jousting tournament.)
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Elles préféraient que leur père caparaçonnât leurs chevaux de guerre pour la protection. (They preferred that their father would armor their warhorses for protection.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of caparaçonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caparaçonnasse | J’aurais été surpris si je caparaçonnasse. | I would have been surprised if I had armored. |
tu | caparaçonnasses | Tu serais content si tu caparaçonnasses. | You would be happy if you armored. |
il | caparaçonnât | Il serait protégé s’il caparaçonnât. | He would be protected if he armored. |
elle | caparaçonnât | Elle serait couverte si elle caparaçonnât. | She would be covered if she armored. |
on | caparaçonnât | Si on caparaçonnât le cheval, il serait prêt pour la bataille. | If one armored the horse, it would be ready for battle. |
nous | caparaçonnassions | Nous serions mieux préparés si nous caparaçonnassions nos chevaux. | We would be better prepared if we armored our horses. |
vous | caparaçonnassiez | Si vous caparaçonnassiez les soldats, ils seraient plus protégés. | If you armored the soldiers, they would be more protected. |
ils | caparaçonnassent | S’ils caparaçonnassent les murs, ils seraient invincibles. | If they armored the walls, they would be invincible. |
elles | caparaçonnassent | Si elles caparaçonnassent les chevaux, ils seraient prêts pour la guerre. | If they armored the horses, they would be ready for war. |
Other Conjugations for Caparaçonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
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Caparaçonner – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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