Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Introduction to the verb cahoter
The English translation of the French verb cahoter is “to jolt” or “to bump”. It is pronounced [ka.ɔ.te] in its infinitive form.
The verb cahoter comes from the French word “cahot”, meaning “jolt” or “bump”. It is derived from the onomatopoeic sound of a bumpy ride, such as a carriage on a rough road.
In everyday French, cahoter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past. It is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of cahoter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il fallait que je ne cahotasse pas sur la route mouillée. (It was necessary for me not to jolt on the wet road).
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne cahotes pas autant pendant le trajet. (I would have preferred for you not to jolt so much during the ride).
- Il est possible que le camion ait cahoté à cause des nids-de-poule. (It is possible that the truck jolted because of the potholes).
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cahoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cahoté | Je doute que j’aie cahoté. | I doubt that I jolted. |
tu | aies cahoté | Il faut que tu aies cahoté. | You must have jolted. |
il | ait cahoté | Il est possible qu’il ait cahoté. | It’s possible he jolted. |
elle | ait cahoté | Elle craint qu’elle ait cahoté. | She fears she jolted. |
on | ait cahoté | On veut qu’on ait cahoté. | We want it to have been jolted. |
nous | ayons cahoté | Espérons que nous ayons cahoté. | Let’s hope we jolted. |
vous | ayez cahoté | Il est important que vous ayez cahoté. | It’s important that you jolted. |
ils | aient cahoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cahoté. | They doubt they jolted. |
elles | aient cahoté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cahoté. | They prefer they jolted. |
Other Conjugations for Cahoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cahoter
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Cahoter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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