Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Introduction to the verb chienner
The English translation of the French verb chienner is to bother or to pester. The infinitive form is pronounced as “shee-eh-nay.”
The word chienner comes from the French word chien, which means dog. In its original form, chienner referred to the act of treating someone like a dog, or treating them badly. Now, it is most commonly used to describe annoying or pestering behavior.
In everyday French, chienner is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Présent tense, followed by the past participle of chienner.
Here are three examples of chienner being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies arrêté de me chienner toute la soirée. (I wish you had stopped bothering me all evening.)
2) Il était temps que vous ayez fini de chienner votre petit frère. (It was about time you stopped pestering your little brother.)
3) J’étais désolé qu’elle ait dû chienner son patron pour qu’il la laisse prendre un jour de congé. (I was sorry that she had to bother her boss to let her take a day off.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chienner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chienné | Je doute que j’aie chienné. | I doubt that I dogged. |
tu | aies chienné | Il faut que tu aies chienné. | You must have dogged. |
il | ait chienné | Il est possible qu’il ait chienné. | It’s possible he dogged. |
elle | ait chienné | Elle craint qu’elle ait chienné. | She fears she dogged. |
on | ait chienné | On veut qu’on ait chienné. | We want it to have been dogged. |
nous | ayons chienné | Espérons que nous ayons chienné. | Let’s hope we dogged. |
vous | ayez chienné | Il est important que vous ayez chienné. | It’s important that you dogged. |
ils | aient chienné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chienné. | They doubt they dogged. |
elles | aient chienné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chienné. | They prefer they dogged. |
Other Conjugations for Chienner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chienner
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Chienner – 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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