Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Introduction to the verb cadoter
The English translation of the French verb cadoter is “to beg” or “to wheedle.” It is pronounced “kah-doh-ter” in its infinitive form.
The word “cadoter” comes from the Old French word “cadot,” meaning “to beg” or “to solicit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais interdit à mon fils de manger des bonbons, mais il m’avait tellement cadoté que j’ai fini par céder. (I had forbidden my son from eating candies, but he begged me so much that I ended up giving in.)
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Si tu avais vu comment il a cadoté pour avoir une augmentation, tu aurais été impressionné. (If you had seen how he begged for a raise, you would have been impressed.)
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Elle m’a dit qu’elle avait réussi à obtenir deux tickets pour le concert grâce à sa façon de cadoter. (She told me she managed to get two tickets for the concert thanks to her begging skills.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cadoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cadoté | J’aurais été content que je eusse cadoté. | I wish I had exchanged gifts. |
tu | eusses cadoté | J’aurais été content que tu eusses cadoté. | I wish you had exchanged gifts. |
il | eût cadoté | J’aurais été content qu’il eût cadoté. | I wish he had exchanged gifts. |
elle | eût cadoté | J’aurais été content qu’elle eût cadoté. | I wish she had exchanged gifts. |
on | eût cadoté | J’aurais été content qu’on eût cadoté. | I wish one had exchanged gifts. |
nous | eussions cadoté | J’aurais été content que nous eussions cadoté. | I wish we had exchanged gifts. |
vous | eussiez cadoté | J’aurais été content que vous eussiez cadoté. | I wish you had exchanged gifts. |
ils | eussent cadoté | J’aurais été content qu’ils eussent cadoté. | I wish they had exchanged gifts. |
elles | eussent cadoté | J’aurais été content qu’elles eussent cadoté. | I wish they had exchanged gifts. |
Other Conjugations for Cadoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadoter
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Cadoter – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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