Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Introduction to the verb caner
The English translation of the French verb caner is “to die” or “to pass away.” The infinitive form is pronounced /ka.ne/.
The word caner comes from the Latin word “canere” meaning “to die, to perish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or uncertainty about an action or event that did not happen.
Three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations are:
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Il est possible que mon grand-père ait cané l’année dernière. (It is possible that my grandfather passed away last year.)
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J’aurais aimé que mon chien n’ait pas cané si jeune. (I wish my dog had not died so young.)
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Je ne pense pas qu’ils aient cané dans cet accident. (I don’t think they died in that accident.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of caner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cané | Je suis content que j’aie cané. | I’m glad that I gave up. |
tu | aies cané | Il faut que tu aies cané. | You must have given up. |
il | ait cané | Il est possible qu’il ait cané. | It’s possible he gave up. |
elle | ait cané | Elle craint qu’elle ait cané. | She fears she gave up. |
on | ait cané | On veut qu’on ait cané. | We want it to have been given up. |
nous | ayons cané | Espérons que nous ayons cané. | Let’s hope we gave up. |
vous | ayez cané | Il est important que vous ayez cané. | It’s important that you gave up. |
ils | aient cané | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cané. | They doubt they gave up. |
elles | aient cané | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cané. | They prefer they gave up. |
Other Conjugations for Caner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
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Caner – 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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