Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Introduction to the verb courbaturer
The English translation of the French verb courbaturer is “to ache” or “to be sore.” It is pronounced “koor-ba-tyuh-ray.”
The word courbaturer is derived from the French noun “courbature,” which means muscle soreness or stiffness. The verb form is most often used in everyday French 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 the respective English translations:
- Je doute que tu aies courbaturé après une si courte promenade. (I doubt that you had muscle soreness after such a short walk.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait courbaturé après sa séance d’entraînement intense. (It’s possible that she had muscle soreness after her intense workout.)
- Nous ne pensons pas qu’ils aient courbaturé à cause de leur danse hier soir. (We don’t think that they had muscle soreness because of their dancing last night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of courbaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me sois courbaturé(e) | Je doute que je me sois courbaturé(e). | I doubt that I have strained myself. |
tu | te sois courbaturé(e) | Il faut que tu te sois courbaturé(e). | You must have strained yourself. |
il | se soit courbaturé | Il est possible qu’il se soit courbaturé. | It’s possible he strained himself. |
elle | se soit courbaturée | Elle craint qu’elle se soit courbaturée. | She fears she strained herself. |
on | se soit courbaturé | On veut qu’on se soit courbaturé. | We want it to have been strained. |
nous | nous soyons courbaturés | Espérons que nous nous soyons courbaturés. | Let’s hope we have strained ourselves. |
vous | vous soyez courbaturé(e) | Il est important que vous vous soyez courbaturé(e). | It’s important that you have strained yourself. |
ils | se soient courbaturés | Ils doutent qu’ils se soient courbaturés. | They doubt they have strained themselves. |
elles | se soient courbaturées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles se soient courbaturées. | They prefer they have strained themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Courbaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
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Courbaturer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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