Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Introduction to the verb claboter
The English translation of the French verb claboter is “to slosh” or “to splash around”. The infinitive form, claboter, is pronounced “kla-boh-tay”.
Claboter is a French word of uncertain origin, believed to possibly come from the Latin word “clavatus”, meaning “nailed” or “shod”. It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of claboter in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je souhaitais que tu clabotes dans l’eau avec moi. (I wished that you would slosh around in the water with me.)
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Il fallait que nous clabotions dans les flaques d’eau pour rejoindre la maison. (We had to splash around in the puddles to reach the house.)
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Ils auraient aimé que les enfants clabotent dans la piscine toute la journée. (They would have liked the children to splash around in the pool all day.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of claboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clabotasse | Si j’étais plus courageux, je clabotasse dans l’eau. | If I were braver, I would splash in the water. |
tu | clabotasses | Si tu n’avais pas peur, tu clabotasses avec moi. | If you weren’t afraid, you would splash with me. |
il | clabotât | Il serait impressionné si il clabotât dans la boue. | He would be impressed if he splashed in the mud. |
elle | clabotât | Elle serait plus heureuse si elle clabotât avec ses amis. | She would be happier if she splashed with her friends. |
on | clabotât | Si on clabotât ensemble, on s’amuserait. | If one splashed together, one would have fun. |
nous | clabotassions | Si nous clabotassions plus souvent, nous serions plus forts. | If we splashed more often, we would be stronger. |
vous | clabotassiez | Si vous clabotassiez plus fort, vous vous mouilleriez. | If you splashed louder, you would get wet. |
ils | clabotassent | S’ils clabotassent moins bruyamment, je pourrais me concentrer. | If they splashed less loudly, I could concentrate. |
elles | clabotassent | Si elles clabotassent ensemble, elles éclabousseraient tout le monde. | If they splashed together, they would splash everyone. |
Other Conjugations for Claboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
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Claboter – 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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