Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Introduction to the verb chicaner
The English translation of the French verb chicaner is “to quibble” or “to haggle.” The infinitive form of chicaner is pronounced “shee-ka-neh.”
Chicaner comes from the French noun “chicane,” which originally meant “trickery” or “slyness.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action. It is also commonly used in the Subjonctif Présent tense.
Here are three simple examples of how chicaner is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Il est possible que tu aies chicané le prix avec le vendeur. (It is possible that you haggled with the seller over the price.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas chicané sur les détails du contrat. (I wish you hadn’t quibbled over the details of the contract.)
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Il semble qu’il ait chicané sur le montant de la facture. (It seems that he haggled over the amount on the bill.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chicaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chicané | Je doute que j’aie chicané. | I doubt that I quibbled. |
tu | aies chicané | Il faut que tu aies chicané. | You must have quibbled. |
il | ait chicané | Il est possible qu’il ait chicané. | It’s possible he quibbled. |
elle | ait chicané | Elle craint qu’elle ait chicané. | She fears she quibbled. |
on | ait chicané | On veut qu’on ait chicané. | We want it to have been quibbled. |
nous | ayons chicané | Espérons que nous ayons chicané. | Let’s hope we quibbled. |
vous | ayez chicané | Il est important que vous ayez chicané. | It’s important that you quibbled. |
ils | aient chicané | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chicané. | They doubt they quibbled. |
elles | aient chicané | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chicané. | They prefer they quibbled. |
Other Conjugations for Chicaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
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Chicaner – 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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