Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Introduction to the verb carotter
The English translation of the French verb carotter is “to swindle” or “to cheat.” It is pronounced as “ka-roh-teh” in the infinitive form.
The word carotter comes from the Old French word “caroter” which means “to cut” or “to dig.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Some examples of carotter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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Il faut que tu aies carotté le professeur pour obtenir cette note. (You must have cheated the teacher to get this grade.)
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Je doute qu’il ait carotté son employeur pour obtenir cette promotion. (I doubt that he cheated his employer to get this promotion.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait carotté ses amis pour obtenir ces billets gratuits. (It is possible that she swindled her friends to get these free tickets.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of carotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie carotté | Je doute que j’aie carotté. | I doubt that I swindled. |
tu | aies carotté | Il faut que tu aies carotté. | You must have swindled. |
il | ait carotté | Il est peu probable qu’il ait carotté. | It’s not likely he swindled. |
elle | ait carotté | Elle craint qu’elle ait carotté. | She fears she swindled. |
on | ait carotté | On pense qu’on ait carotté. | We think we swindled. |
nous | ayons carotté | Nous insistons pour que nous ayons carotté. | We insist that we swindled. |
vous | ayez carotté | Il est possible que vous ayez carotté. | It’s possible you swindled. |
ils | aient carotté | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient carotté. | They hope they swindled. |
elles | aient carotté | Elles sont convaincues qu’elles aient carotté. | They are convinced they swindled. |
Other Conjugations for Carotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
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Carotter – 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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