Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Introduction to the verb chicaner
The English translation of the French verb chicaner is “to argue” or “to bicker.” It is pronounced “shee-kah-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word chicaner comes from the Old French word “chicanier” which means “to quibble” or “to argue.” It is derived from the Latin word “cicinium” which means “a legal dispute.” In everyday French, chicaner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was desired or imagined but did not actually happen.
Here are three examples of chicaner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais demandé à mes amis de ne pas chicaner pendant la réunion, mais ils l’ont fait quand même. (I had asked my friends not to argue during the meeting, but they did it anyway.)
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Si tu avais arrêté de chicaner avec lui, vous seriez encore ensemble. (If you had stopped arguing with him, you would still be together.)
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Elle aurait préféré que ses enfants ne chicanent pas autant pour les jouets. (She would have preferred if her children didn’t argue so much over toys.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chicaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chicané | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chicané. | I wish I had haggled. |
tu | eusses chicané | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chicané. | I wish you had haggled. |
il | eût chicané | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chicané. | I wish he had haggled. |
elle | eût chicané | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chicané. | I wish she had haggled. |
on | eût chicané | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chicané. | I wish one had haggled. |
nous | eussions chicané | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chicané. | I wish we had haggled. |
vous | eussiez chicané | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chicané. | I wish you had haggled. |
ils | eussent chicané | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chicané. | I wish they had haggled. |
elles | eussent chicané | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chicané. | I wish they had haggled. |
Other Conjugations for Chicaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicaner
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Chicaner – 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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