Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Introduction to the verb castrer
The English translation of the French verb castrer is “to castrate.” It is pronounced “kah-stray” in its infinitive form.
The word castrer comes from the Latin word “castrare,” which literally means “to remove male reproductive organs.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of castrer being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Je doute qu’il ait été castré. (I doubt that he was castrated.)
- Elle craignait qu’il l’ait castrée. (She was afraid that he had castrated her.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient été castrés dès leur enfance. (It is possible that they were castrated from childhood.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used because the actions of castration are uncertain or hypothetical. The verb castrer is often used in a figurative sense as well, meaning to weaken or emasculate someone or something.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of castrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie castré | Je doute que j’aie castré. | I doubt that I castrated. |
tu | aies castré | Il faut que tu aies castré. | You must have castrated. |
il | ait castré | Il est possible qu’il ait castré. | It’s possible he castrated. |
elle | ait castré | Elle craint qu’elle ait castré. | She fears she castrated. |
on | ait castré | On veut qu’on ait castré. | We want it to have been castrated. |
nous | ayons castré | Espérons que nous ayons castré. | Let’s hope we castrated. |
vous | ayez castré | Il est important que vous ayez castré. | It’s important that you castrated. |
ils | aient castré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient castré. | They doubt they castrated. |
elles | aient castré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient castré. | They prefer they castrated. |
Other Conjugations for Castrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb castrer
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Castrer – 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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