Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Introduction to the verb coltiner
The English translation of the French verb coltiner is “to lug” or “to carry a heavy load.” In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as “kohl-tee-nay.”
The word “coltiner” comes from the Latin “collocare,” meaning “to place.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and originally meant “to load a ship.” Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to carrying a heavy load or burden.
In everyday French, “coltiner” is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies coltiné les valises. (I would have preferred that you had lugged the suitcases.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient coltiné toutes ces bûches. (It is possible that they lugged all of these logs.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez coltiné ces sacs pour nous. (We would have liked for you to have lugged those bags for us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of coltiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie coltiné | Je doute que j’aie coltiné. | I doubt that I carried. |
tu | aies coltiné | Il faut que tu aies coltiné. | You must have carried. |
il | ait coltiné | Il est possible qu’il ait coltiné. | It’s possible he carried. |
elle | ait coltiné | Elle craint qu’elle ait coltiné. | She fears she carried. |
on | ait coltiné | On veut qu’on ait coltiné. | We want it to have been carried. |
nous | ayons coltiné | Espérons que nous ayons coltiné. | Let’s hope we carried. |
vous | ayez coltiné | Il est important que vous ayez coltiné. | It’s important that you carried. |
ils | aient coltiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient coltiné. | They doubt they carried. |
elles | aient coltiné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient coltiné. | They prefer they carried. |
Other Conjugations for Coltiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coltiner
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Coltiner – 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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