Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Introduction to the verb clabauder
The English translation of the French verb clabauder is “to gossip” or “to blabber.” The infinitive form is pronounced “klah-boh-deh.”
Clabauder comes from the Old French word “clabaude,” meaning “chattering woman,” and ultimately from the Latin word “clabulare,” meaning “to gossip.”
In everyday French, clabauder is often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation in the past. It is commonly used in phrases such as “il faut que je clabaude” (I have to gossip) or “tu aimais clabauder” (you used to gossip).
Here are three examples of clabauder used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je clabaudasse sur les ragots de la ville. (I had to gossip about the town’s rumors.)
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Si tu clabaudais moins, peut-être que tu aurais plus d’amis. (If you gossiped less, maybe you would have more friends.)
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Il était heureux que nous ne clabaudions pas sur ses secrets. (It was lucky that we didn’t gossip about his secrets.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of clabauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clabaudasse | Si je clabaudasse, tu serais déçu. | If I gossiped, you would be disappointed. |
tu | clabaudasses | Si tu clabaudasses moins, tu serais plus apprécié. | If you gossiped less, you would be more liked. |
il | clabaudât | Si il clabaudât plus, il se ferait des ennemis. | If he gossiped more, he would make enemies. |
elle | clabaudât | Si elle clabaudât sur toi, tu serais en colère. | If she gossiped about you, you would be angry. |
on | clabaudât | Si on clabaudât moins, on serait plus productif. | If one gossiped less, one would be more productive. |
nous | clabaudassions | Si nous clabaudassions ensemble, nous aurions du plaisir. | If we gossiped together, we would have fun. |
vous | clabaudassiez | Si vous clabaudassiez plus, vous sauriez plus de choses. | If you gossiped more, you would know more things. |
ils | clabaudassent | S’ils clabaudassent moins, ils seraient plus gentils. | If they gossiped less, they would be nicer. |
elles | clabaudassent | Si elles clabaudassent plus, elles seraient plus informées. | If they gossiped more, they would be more informed. |
Other Conjugations for Clabauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
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Clabauder – 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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