Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Introduction to the verb dodeliner
The English translation of the French verb dodeliner is “to nod” or “to sway.” The infinitive form is pronounced “doh-duh-lee-nay.”
The word dodeliner comes from the French word “dodeline,” which means “to rock back and forth.” It is derived from the Middle Dutch word “dodelen,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, dodeliner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the subjunctive mood in the past tense. This tense is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three examples of dodeliner in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que tu aies dodeliné. (You must have nodded.)
- Je doute qu’il ait dodeliné. (I doubt that he nodded.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’elle ait dodeliné. (We would have preferred that she had nodded.)
Note: In English, the Subjonctif Passé tense is often translated using “would have” + past participle.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dodeliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dodeliné | Il est possible que j’aie dodeliné. | It’s possible I nodded. |
tu | aies dodeliné | Tu crois que tu aies dodeliné ? | Do you think you nodded? |
il | ait dodeliné | Il est évident qu’il ait dodeliné. | It’s evident he nodded. |
elle | ait dodeliné | Elle veut que j’aie dodeliné. | She wants me to have nodded. |
on | ait dodeliné | On exige qu’on ait dodeliné. | We demand it to have been nodded. |
nous | ayons dodeliné | Il est probable que nous ayons dodeliné. | It’s probable we nodded. |
vous | ayez dodeliné | Je suis contente que vous ayez dodeliné. | I’m glad that you nodded. |
ils | aient dodeliné | Ils pensent qu’ils aient dodeliné. | They think they nodded. |
elles | aient dodeliné | Elles n’aiment pas qu’elles aient dodeliné. | They don’t like to have nodded. |
Other Conjugations for Dodeliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dodeliner
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Dodeliner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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