Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Introduction to the verb arnaquer
The English translation of the French verb arnaquer is “to swindle” or “to scam”. It is pronounced “ahr-nah-kay”.
The word arnaquer comes from the French word “arnaquois” which means “rogue” or “scoundrel”. It is derived from the Italian word “arnaquir” which means “to deceive”.
In everyday French, arnaquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past tense used to express doubt, uncertainty, or hypothetical situations. It is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’espère qu’ils n’ont pas été arnaqués par ce vendeur malhonnête. (I hope they were not swindled by this dishonest seller.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait été arnaquée par ce faux agent immobilier. (It’s possible she was scammed by this fake real estate agent.)
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Nous aurions été arnaqués si nous avions acheté cette voiture d’occasion. (We would have been swindled if we had bought this used car.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of arnaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie arnaqué | Je doute que j’aie arnaqué quelqu’un. | I doubt that I swindled someone. |
tu | aies arnaqué | Il faut que tu aies arnaqué quelqu’un. | You must have swindled someone. |
il | ait arnaqué | Il est possible qu’il ait arnaqué quelqu’un. | It’s possible he swindled someone. |
elle | ait arnaqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait arnaqué quelqu’un. | She fears she swindled someone. |
on | ait arnaqué | On veut qu’on ait arnaqué quelqu’un. | We want it to have been swindled. |
nous | ayons arnaqué | Espérons que nous ayons arnaqué quelqu’un. | Let’s hope we swindled someone. |
vous | ayez arnaqué | Il est important que vous ayez arnaqué quelqu’un. | It’s important that you swindled someone. |
ils | aient arnaqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient arnaqué quelqu’un. | They doubt they swindled someone. |
elles | aient arnaqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient arnaqué quelqu’un. | They prefer they swindled someone. |
Other Conjugations for Arnaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
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Arnaquer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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