Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Introduction to the verb clabauder
The English translation of the French verb clabauder is “to babble” or “to chatter.” It is pronounced “kla-bo-dé.”
The word clabauder comes from the Old French word “clabaude,” meaning “babbler,” which itself derives from the Latin word “clamare,” meaning “to shout.” In everyday French, clabauder is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- Il était furieux que ses collègues aient clabaudé à propos de son projet. (He was furious that his colleagues had babbled about his project.)
- J’étais tellement fatigué que je suis parti sans que mes amis aient pu clabauder avec moi. (I was so tired that I left without my friends being able to chat with me.)
- Elle était surprise que son frère eût clabaudé à sa mère. (She was surprised that her brother had babbled to their mother.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clabauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clabaudé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse clabaudé. | I wish I had gossiped. |
tu | eusses clabaudé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses clabaudé. | I wish you had gossiped. |
il | eût clabaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût clabaudé. | I wish he had gossiped. |
elle | eût clabaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût clabaudé. | I wish she had gossiped. |
on | eût clabaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût clabaudé. | I wish one had gossiped. |
nous | eussions clabaudé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions clabaudé. | I wish we had gossiped. |
vous | eussiez clabaudé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez clabaudé. | I wish you had gossiped. |
ils | eussent clabaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent clabaudé. | I wish they had gossiped. |
elles | eussent clabaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent clabaudé. | I wish they had gossiped. |
Other Conjugations for Clabauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
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Clabauder – 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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