Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Introduction to the verb chialer
The English translation of the French verb chialer is “to whine” or “to cry”.
The infinitive form of chialer is pronounced “shee-ah-lay.”
The word chialer comes from the Old French term “chialier,” which means “to cry” or “to wail.” It is derived from the medieval Latin word “ciculare,” meaning “to cry out.”
In everyday French, chialer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that would have happened in the past if something else had occurred. It is also used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
Three simple examples of chialer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si j’avais su que tu étais malade, j’aurais chialé toute la nuit. (If I had known you were sick, I would have whined all night.)
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Il avait eu une mauvaise note, il était sûr que son père aurait chialé. (He had gotten a bad grade, he was sure his father would have whined.)
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J’aurais chialé si j’avais dû faire la même chose. (I would have whined if I had to do the same thing.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chialer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chiâlé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chiâlé. | I wish I had whined. |
tu | eusses chiâlé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chiâlé. | I wish you had whined. |
il | eût chiâlé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chiâlé. | I wish he had whined. |
elle | eût chiâlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chiâlé. | I wish she had whined. |
on | eût chiâlé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chiâlé. | I wish one had whined. |
nous | eussions chiâlé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chiâlé. | I wish we had whined. |
vous | eussiez chiâlé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chiâlé. | I wish you had whined. |
ils | eussent chiâlé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chiâlé. | I wish they had whined. |
elles | eussent chiâlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chiâlé. | I wish they had whined. |
Other Conjugations for Chialer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chialer
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Chialer – 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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