Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Introduction to the verb chelinguer
The English translation of the French verb chelinguer is “to stink” or “to reek.” It is pronounced “she-luhn-g-ay.”
Chelinguer comes from the word “linge,” meaning “linen,” and “chelou,” meaning “weird” or “suspicious.” Together, they create the image of a strong, unpleasant smell often associated with dirty or suspicious things.
In everyday French, chelinguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action. It is often used in a negative context, to describe something or someone as unpleasant or suspicious.
Examples:
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Je doute que cette poubelle n’ait pas chelingué pendant une semaine. (I doubt that this trash can didn’t stink for a week.)
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Il faut que tu aies remarqué l’odeur qui chelinguait dans cette pièce. (You must have noticed the smell that was reeking in this room.)
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J’aurais préféré que nous n’ayons pas embauché cet employé qui chelinguait déjà lors de son entretien. (I would have preferred us not to have hired this employee who was already stinking during his interview).
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I doubt that this trash can didn’t stink for a week.
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You must have noticed the smell that was reeking in this room.
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I would have preferred us not to have hired this employee who was already stinking during his interview.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chelinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chelingué | Il faut que je aie chelingué. | I must have annoyed. |
tu | aies chelingué | Tu as peur que tu aies chelingué. | You’re afraid you annoyed. |
il | ait chelingué | Il est possible qu’il ait chelingué. | It’s possible he annoyed. |
elle | ait chelingué | Elle craint qu’elle ait chelingué. | She fears she annoyed. |
on | ait chelingué | On veut qu’on ait chelingué. | We want it to have been annoyed. |
nous | ayons chelingué | Nous espérons que nous ayons chelingué. | We hope we annoyed. |
vous | ayez chelingué | Il est important que vous ayez chelingué. | It’s important that you annoyed. |
ils | aient chelingué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chelingué. | They doubt they annoyed. |
elles | aient chelingué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chelingué. | They prefer they annoyed. |
Other Conjugations for Chelinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
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Chelinguer – 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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