Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Introduction to the verb chiner
The English translation of the French verb chiner is “to bargain hunt” or “to go to flea markets.” It is pronounced as “shee-nay.”
The language origin of chiner can be traced back to the Old French word “chine,” meaning “spine” or “backbone.” Over time, it evolved to also mean “back” or “backbone” in the sense of “backbone of the economy,” referring to merchants and traders. From there, it took on the meaning of “bargaining” or “haggling” in the marketplace, which is how it is most often used in everyday French.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, chiner is used to express a wish or possibility in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’espère que tu aies chiné de bonnes affaires hier. (I hope you found some good deals yesterday.)
- Il faut que nous ayons chiné plus tôt dans la journée. (We should have gone bargain hunting earlier in the day.)
- Je suis contente que tu aies chiné ce vase ancien pour moi. (I am happy that you bargained for this antique vase for me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chiné | Je doute que j’aie chiné. | I doubt that I searched. |
tu | aies chiné | Il faut que tu aies chiné. | You must have searched. |
il | ait chiné | Il est possible qu’il ait chiné. | It’s possible he searched. |
elle | ait chiné | Elle craint qu’elle ait chiné. | She fears she searched. |
on | ait chiné | On veut qu’on ait chiné. | We want it to have been searched. |
nous | ayons chiné | Espérons que nous ayons chiné. | Let’s hope we searched. |
vous | ayez chiné | Il est important que vous ayez chiné. | It’s important that you searched. |
ils | aient chiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chiné. | They doubt they searched. |
elles | aient chiné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chiné. | They prefer they searched. |
Other Conjugations for Chiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiner
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Chiner – 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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