Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Introduction to the verb batailler
The English translation of the French verb batailler is “to battle” or “to fight”. It is pronounced as “bah-tah-yay”.
The language origin of batailler can be traced back to the Latin word “battuere” which means “to beat”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express doubt, possibility, or wishes in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai peur qu’ils aient bataillé toute la nuit. (I’m afraid they might have battled all night.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons bataillé pour rien. (It’s possible that we fought for nothing.)
- Je regrette que tu aies bataillé seul contre tous. (I regret that you fought alone against everyone.)
English translations:
- I’m afraid they might have battled all night.
- It’s possible that we fought for nothing.
- I regret that you fought alone against everyone.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of batailler
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Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bataillé | Il est possible que j’aie bataillé. | It’s possible that I fought. |
tu | aies bataillé | Tu veux qu’on aies bataillé. | You want us to have fought. |
il | ait bataillé | Il n’est pas sûr qu’il ait bataillé. | It’s not sure that he fought. |
elle | ait bataillé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait bataillé. | She prefers she fought. |
on | ait bataillé | On exige qu’on ait bataillé. | We demand that we fought. |
nous | ayons bataillé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons bataillé. | We are glad we fought. |
vous | ayez bataillé | Il est important que vous ayez bataillé. | It’s important that you fought. |
ils | aient bataillé | Ils se demandent s’ils aient bataillé. | They wonder if they fought. |
elles | aient bataillé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient bataillé. | They doubt they fought. |
Other Conjugations for Batailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
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Batailler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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