Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to snitch” or “to inform on someone”. It is pronounced as “kah-ftay”.
The word cafter comes from the Old French word “caftier” which means “to inform”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who betrays or reveals secrets or information about others. It can also be used to describe someone who is a tattletale or informant.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cafter is conjugated as “j’eusse cafté” or “tu eusses cafté” for the first and second person singular pronouns. Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si tu eusses cafté à la police, toutes mes affaires auraient été ruinées. (If you had snitched to the police, all my affairs would have been ruined.)
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J’eusse cafté à mes parents si j’avais su que tu avais fait une bêtise. (I would have snitched to my parents if I had known you did something wrong.)
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Si elle eût cafté à son patron, il l’aurait sûrement renvoyée. (If she had snitched to her boss, he would have surely fired her.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cafté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cafté. | I wish I had snitched. |
tu | eusses cafté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cafté. | I wish you had snitched. |
il | eût cafté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cafté. | I wish he had snitched. |
elle | eût cafté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cafté. | I wish she had snitched. |
on | eût cafté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cafté. | I wish one had snitched. |
nous | eussions cafté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cafté. | I wish we had snitched. |
vous | eussiez cafté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cafté. | I wish you had snitched. |
ils | eussent cafté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cafté. | I wish they had snitched. |
elles | eussent cafté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cafté. | I wish they had snitched. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – 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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