Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Introduction to the verb chatoyer
The English translation of the French verb chatoyer is “to shimmer” or “to shine”. It is pronounced “sha-twa-yay” in its infinitive form.
Chatoyer comes from the French word “chatoyant”, meaning “shimmering” or “iridescent”. It is derived from the Old French word “chatoier”, which means “to play with light”.
In everyday French, chatoyer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already taken place.
Here are three simple examples of chatoyer being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il fallait que le lac chatoyât sous le soleil couchant. (It was necessary for the lake to shimmer under the setting sun.)
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Je doute que ses yeux aient chatoyé autant que les tiens. (I doubt that his eyes shimmered as much as yours did.)
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J’aurais aimé que la robe chatoyât comme ça lors de la soirée. (I would have liked for the dress to have shimmered like that at the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chatoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chatoyé | Il voudrait que j’aie chatoyé. | He would like me to have shimmered. |
tu | aies chatoyé | J’espère que tu aies chatoyé. | I hope you shimmered. |
il | ait chatoyé | Il est important qu’il ait chatoyé. | It’s important that he shimmered. |
elle | ait chatoyé | Elle est surprise qu’elle ait chatoyé. | She’s surprised she shimmered. |
on | ait chatoyé | On veut qu’on ait chatoyé. | We want it to have been shimmered. |
nous | ayons chatoyé | Il est probable que nous ayons chatoyé. | It’s likely we shimmered. |
vous | ayez chatoyé | Il semble que vous ayez chatoyé. | It seems you shimmered. |
ils | aient chatoyé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chatoyé. | They doubt they shimmered. |
elles | aient chatoyé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chatoyé. | They prefer they shimmered. |
Other Conjugations for Chatoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
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Chatoyer – 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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