Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Introduction to the verb cartonner
The English translation of the French verb cartonner is “to succeed” or “to be successful.” It is pronounced as “kar-ton-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word “cartonner” comes from the French noun “carton,” meaning “cardboard.” This verb was originally used to describe the act of making something out of cardboard, but over time it has evolved to mean “to succeed” or “to be successful.” In everyday French, it is mostly used in informal contexts and can have a colloquial or slang connotation.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cartonner can express the idea of “having been successful” in the past. Here are three examples of its usage:
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J’aurais aimé que tu cartonnes à ton examen. (I wish you had been successful in your exam.)
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Il était triste que nous n’ayons pas cartonné à la compétition. (He was sad that we hadn’t been successful in the competition.)
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Je n’avais pas imaginé qu’ils eussent cartonné à leur concert. (I hadn’t imagined that they had been successful in their concert.)
English translations:
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I wish you had succeeded in your exam.
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He was sad that we hadn’t excelled in the competition.
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I hadn’t imagined that they had rocked their concert.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cartonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cartonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cartonné. | I wish I had excelled. |
tu | eusses cartonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cartonné. | I wish you had excelled. |
il | eût cartonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cartonné. | I wish he had excelled. |
elle | eût cartonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cartonné. | I wish she had excelled. |
on | eût cartonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cartonné. | I wish one had excelled. |
nous | eussions cartonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cartonné. | I wish we had excelled. |
vous | eussiez cartonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cartonné. | I wish you had excelled. |
ils | eussent cartonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cartonné. | I wish they had excelled. |
elles | eussent cartonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cartonné. | I wish they had excelled. |
Other Conjugations for Cartonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartonner
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Cartonner – 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
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