Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Introduction to the verb chatonner
The English translation of the French verb chatonner is “to frolic/play like a kitten.” The infinitive form is pronounced “sha-to-nay.”
The language origin of chatonner comes from the word “chaton,” which means kitten in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions or events that are hypothetical, uncertain, or in the past.
Three simple examples of chatonner in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que tu aies chatonné toute la journée. (It is possible that you played like a kitten all day.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient chatonné ensemble. (I doubt that they played like kittens together.)
- J’aurais aimé que nous ayons chatonné ensemble pendant notre enfance. (I would have liked for us to have played like kittens together during our childhood.)
English translations:
- You must have frolicked all day.
- I doubt they frolicked together.
- I wish we had frolicked together during our childhood.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chatonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chatonné | Je souhaite que j’aie chatonné. | I wish I had been a kitten. |
tu | aies chatonné | Il faut que tu aies chatonné. | You must have been a kitten. |
il | ait chatonné | Il est possible qu’il ait chatonné. | It’s possible he was a kitten. |
elle | ait chatonné | Elle ne croit pas qu’elle ait chatonné. | She doesn’t believe she was a kitten. |
on | ait chatonné | On espère qu’on ait chatonné. | We hope we were kittens. |
nous | ayons chatonné | Espérons que nous ayons chatonné. | Let’s hope we were kittens. |
vous | ayez chatonné | Il est important que vous ayez chatonné. | It’s important that you were kittens. |
ils | aient chatonné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chatonné. | They doubt they were kittens. |
elles | aient chatonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chatonné. | They prefer they were kittens. |
Other Conjugations for Chatonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatonner
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Chatonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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