Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Introduction to the verb cannibaliser
The English translation of the French verb cannibaliser is “to cannibalize.” It is pronounced as “kah-nee-bah-lee-zay” in the infinitive form.
Cannibaliser comes from the noun “cannibale,” which is derived from the Spanish word “caníbal” and the Portuguese word “canibal.” These words were used to refer to the indigenous people of the Caribbean who were thought to engage in the practice of eating human flesh. Eventually, the word evolved to also mean the act of consuming or destroying something for one’s own benefit.
In everyday French, cannibaliser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a compound tense formed by combining the subjunctive mood with the auxiliary verb “avoir.” This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of cannibaliser used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Il est possible que nous ayons cannibalisé les ressources de notre planète. (It is possible that we have cannibalized the resources of our planet.)
- Je ne crois pas que tu aies cannibalisé ton équipe pour réussir. (I don’t believe that you cannibalized your team to succeed.)
- Il est dommage que les entreprises aient cannibalisé les petites entreprises locales. (It is a shame that big companies have cannibalized small local businesses.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cannibaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cannibalisé | Je doute que j’aie cannibalisé. | I doubt that I cannibalized. |
tu | aies cannibalisé | Il faut que tu aies cannibalisé. | You must have cannibalized. |
il | ait cannibalisé | Il est possible qu’il ait cannibalisé. | It’s possible he cannibalized. |
elle | ait cannibalisé | Elle craint qu’elle ait cannibalisé. | She fears she cannibalized. |
on | ait cannibalisé | On veut qu’on ait cannibalisé. | We want it to have been cannibalized. |
nous | ayons cannibalisé | Espérons que nous ayons cannibalisé. | Let’s hope we cannibalized. |
vous | ayez cannibalisé | Il est important que vous ayez cannibalisé. | It’s important that you cannibalized. |
ils | aient cannibalisé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cannibalisé. | They doubt they cannibalized. |
elles | aient cannibalisé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cannibalisé. | They prefer they cannibalized. |
Other Conjugations for Cannibaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
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Cannibaliser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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