Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Introduction to the verb cafarder
The English translation of the French verb cafarder is “to tattle” or “to snitch.” It is pronounced /ka.faʁ.de/.
Cafarder comes from the French noun “cafard,” meaning “cockroach.” The word “cafard” also has a slang meaning of someone who is a nuisance or a troublemaker. The verb cafarder is often used in everyday French to describe someone who is revealing secrets or gossiping about others.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cafarder is conjugated as follows:
- Je cafardais (I was tattling)
- Tu cafardais (You were tattling)
- Il/Elle cafardait (He/She was tattling)
- Nous cafardions (We were tattling)
- Vous cafardiez (You were tattling)
- Ils/Elles cafardaient (They were tattling)
Here are three examples of cafarder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Il était en colère contre son ami qui l’avait cafardé à leur professeur. (He was angry at his friend for tattling on him to their teacher.)
- Elle avait peur que sa sœur cafardât à leurs parents sur sa dernière soirée. (She was afraid that her sister would tell on her to their parents about her last party.)
- Nous étions soulagés qu’ils ne nous aient pas cafardés à notre patron. (We were relieved that they didn’t tattle on us to our boss.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cafarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cafardé | Je ne sais pas si je eusse cafardé. | I don’t know if I would have tattled. |
tu | eusses cafardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cafardé. | I wish you had tattled. |
il | eût cafardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cafardé. | I wish he had tattled. |
elle | eût cafardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cafardé. | I wish she had tattled. |
on | eût cafardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cafardé. | I wish one had tattled. |
nous | eussions cafardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cafardé. | I wish we had tattled. |
vous | eussiez cafardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cafardé. | I wish you had tattled. |
ils | eussent cafardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cafardé. | I wish they had tattled. |
elles | eussent cafardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cafardé. | I wish they had tattled. |
Other Conjugations for Cafarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafarder
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Cafarder – 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
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