Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) 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 whimper.” It is pronounced as “shwee-nay.”
Chouiner comes from the French word “chou,” which means cabbage or darling, and is often used in a cute or endearing way to describe someone. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
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Il fallait que je chouine pour avoir un bonbon. (I had to whine to get a candy.)
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J’aurais aimé qu’il ne chouine pas toute la soirée. (I wish he didn’t whine all evening.)
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Si tu chouinais moins, tu aurais plus d’amis. (If you whined less, you would have more friends.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of chouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chouinasse | Si j’étais triste, je chouinasse. | If I were sad, I would whine. |
tu | chouinasses | Si tu avais peur, tu chouinasses. | If you were scared, you would whine. |
il | chouinât | S’il était fatigué, il chouinât. | If he were tired, he would whine. |
elle | chouinât | Si elle était malade, elle chouinât. | If she were sick, she would whine. |
on | chouinât | Si on nous embêtait, on chouinât. | If someone bothered us, we would whine. |
nous | chouinassions | Si nous n’avions pas de bonbons, nous chouinassions. | If we didn’t have any candy, we would whine. |
vous | chouinassiez | Si vous étiez fatigués, vous chouinassiez. | If you were tired, you would whine. |
ils | chouinassent | S’ils pleuraient, ils chouinassent. | If they cried, they would whine. |
elles | chouinassent | Si elles étaient en retard, elles chouinassent. | If they were late, they would whine. |
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 (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
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 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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