Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Introduction to the verb chouraver
The English translation of the French verb chouraver is “to steal” or “to swipe.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shoo-ra-veh.”
The word chouraver comes from the French slang term “chourave,” which means “thief.” It is believed to originate from the Romani language, used by travelers and outcasts in France.
In everyday French, chouraver is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used for actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chouraver in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il faut que j’aie chouravé de l’argent pour acheter ce nouveau téléphone. (I must have stolen money to buy this new phone.)
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Je regrette que tu aies chouravé mes bijoux. (I regret that you stole my jewelry.)
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Si nous avions su qu’il a eu chouravé les documents, nous aurions appelé la police. (If we had known that he had stolen the documents, we would have called the police.)
English translations:
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He must have stolen money to buy this new phone.
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I regret that you stole my jewelry.
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If we had known he had stolen the documents, we would have called the police.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chouraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chouravé | Je suis content que j’aie chouravé. | I am happy that I stole. |
tu | aies chouravé | Il faut que tu aies chouravé. | You must have stolen. |
il | ait chouravé | Il est possible qu’il ait chouravé. | It’s possible he stole. |
elle | ait chouravé | Elle craint qu’elle ait chouravé. | She fears she stole. |
on | ait chouravé | On veut qu’on ait chouravé. | We want it to have been stolen. |
nous | ayons chouravé | Espérons que nous ayons chouravé. | Let’s hope we stole. |
vous | ayez chouravé | Il est important que vous ayez chouravé. | It’s important that you stole. |
ils | aient chouravé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chouravé. | They doubt they stole. |
elles | aient chouravé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chouravé. | They prefer they stole. |
Other Conjugations for Chouraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
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Chouraver – 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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