Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Introduction to the verb chatoyer
The English translation of the French verb chatoyer is “to shimmer” or “to glisten.” It is pronounced “sha-twah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word chatoyer comes from the Old French word “chatoy,” which means “shimmer” or “shiny.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of chatoyer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il aurait fallu que la robe chatoyât sous les lumières de la salle de bal. (It would have been necessary for the dress to shimmer under the ballroom lights.)
- J’aurais aimé que les étoiles chatoyassent dans le ciel cette nuit-là. (I would have liked for the stars to glisten in the sky that night.)
- Il était recommandé que la peinture chatoyât sur les murs avant d’appliquer la deuxième couche. (It was recommended that the paint shimmered on the walls before applying the second coat.)
English translations:
- It would have been necessary for the dress to shimmer under the ballroom lights.
- I would have liked for the stars to glisten in the sky that night.
- It was recommended that the paint shimmered on the walls before applying the second coat.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chatoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chatoyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chatoyé. | I wish I had shimmered. |
tu | eusses chatoyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chatoyé. | I wish you had shimmered. |
il | eût chatoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chatoyé. | I wish he had shimmered. |
elle | eût chatoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chatoyé. | I wish she had shimmered. |
on | eût chatoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chatoyé. | I wish one had shimmered. |
nous | eussions chatoyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chatoyé. | I wish we had shimmered. |
vous | eussiez chatoyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chatoyé. | I wish you had shimmered. |
ils | eussent chatoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chatoyé. | I wish they had shimmered. |
elles | eussent chatoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chatoyé. | I wish they had shimmered. |
Other Conjugations for Chatoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatoyer
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Chatoyer – 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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