Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Introduction to the verb chicotter
The English translation of the French verb chicotter is “to whip” or “to lash.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shee-koh-teh.”
Chicotter comes from the Old French word “chicot,” meaning a small stick or whip. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action.
Examples:
- Quand j’étais petite, ma mère aurait chicotté mes frères s’ils se disputaient trop. (When I was little, my mother would have whipped my brothers if they were arguing too much.)
- Si tu avais réussi à l’examen, ton père ne t’aurait pas chicotté. (If you had passed the exam, your father wouldn’t have whipped you.)
- Nous aurions chicotté les chevaux si nous avions eu le temps de les entraîner. (We would have whipped the horses if we had had time to train them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chicotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chicotté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chicotté. | I wish I had nagged. |
tu | eusses chicotté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chicotté. | I wish you had nagged. |
il | eût chicotté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chicotté. | I wish he had nagged. |
elle | eût chicotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chicotté. | I wish she had nagged. |
on | eût chicotté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chicotté. | I wish one had nagged. |
nous | eussions chicotté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chicotté. | I wish we had nagged. |
vous | eussiez chicotté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chicotté. | I wish you had nagged. |
ils | eussent chicotté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chicotté. | I wish they had nagged. |
elles | eussent chicotté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chicotté. | I wish they had nagged. |
Other Conjugations for Chicotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicotter
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Chicotter – 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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