Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to snitch” or “to tell on someone.” It is pronounced as “ka-fteh” in its infinitive form.
The word cafter comes from the Old French word “caftere,” which means to betray or reveal secrets. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that are uncertain or hypothetical and have already happened in the past.
Example 1: J’ai peur que tu m’aies cafté à la police. (I’m afraid you snitched on me to the police.)
Example 2: Nous doutons qu’il ait cafté sur son collègue. (We doubt that he snitched on his colleague.)
Example 3: Il est possible qu’elle ait cafté à son ex-petit ami. (It’s possible that she snitched on her ex-boyfriend.)
In these examples, the verb cafter is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express doubt, fear, or possibility. The use of this tense adds a sense of speculation or uncertainty to the action of snitching.
In everyday French, cafter is often used in a negative context, as it implies betraying someone’s trust or revealing confidential information. It can also be used in a more lighthearted manner, especially among friends, to describe someone who tattles on others.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cafté | Je crains que j’aie cafté. | I fear that I snitched. |
tu | aies cafté | Il faut que tu aies cafté. | You must have snitched. |
il | ait cafté | Il est possible qu’il ait cafté. | It’s possible he snitched. |
elle | ait cafté | Elle craint qu’elle ait cafté. | She fears she snitched. |
on | ait cafté | On veut qu’on ait cafté. | We want it to have been snitched. |
nous | ayons cafté | Espérons que nous ayons cafté. | Let’s hope we snitched. |
vous | ayez cafté | Il est important que vous ayez cafté. | It’s important that you snitched. |
ils | aient cafté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cafté. | They doubt they snitched. |
elles | aient cafté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cafté. | They prefer they snitched. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – 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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