Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Introduction to the verb cancaner
The English translation of the French verb cancaner is “to gossip” or “to chatter”. The infinitive form of cancaner is pronounced as “kahn-kah-nay”.
The language origin of cancaner can be traced back to the French word “cancan”, which means gossip or chatter. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that have already happened in the past and are completed.
Examples of cancaner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Ils avaient cancané sur leurs voisins avant que ceux-ci ne viennent s’excuser. (They had gossiped about their neighbors before they came to apologize.)
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Nous avions arrêté de cancaner dès que le professeur était entré dans la salle de classe. (We had stopped gossiping as soon as the teacher entered the classroom.)
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Tu avais entendu des rumeurs sur le nouveau patron avant même qu’il ne commence à travailler. (You had heard rumors about the new boss even before he started working.)
English translations:
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They had gossiped about their neighbors before they came to apologize.
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We had stopped gossiping as soon as the teacher entered the classroom.
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You had heard rumors about the new boss even before he started working.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cancaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cancané | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cancané. | I wish I had gossiped. |
tu | eusses cancané | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cancané. | I wish you had gossiped. |
il | eût cancané | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cancané. | I wish he had gossiped. |
elle | eût cancané | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cancané. | I wish she had gossiped. |
on | eût cancané | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cancané. | I wish one had gossiped. |
nous | eussions cancané | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cancané. | I wish we had gossiped. |
vous | eussiez cancané | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cancané. | I wish you had gossiped. |
ils | eussent cancané | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cancané. | I wish they had gossiped. |
elles | eussent cancané | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cancané. | I wish they had gossiped. |
Other Conjugations for Cancaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cancaner
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Cancaner – 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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