Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Introduction to the verb claboter
The English translation of the French verb claboter is “to paddle,” “to splash,” or “to flounder.” The infinitive form, claboter, is pronounced “kla-boh-tay.”
Claboter comes from the French word clabaud, meaning “to make a loud noise,” and the suffix -oter, indicating a repeated or continuous action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of claboter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies claboté dans l’eau avec nous hier. (I would have liked for you to have splashed in the water with us yesterday.)
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Si nous avions fait du canoë, nous aurions claboté tout le long de la rivière. (If we had gone canoeing, we would have paddled all along the river.)
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Il aurait été préférable qu’elle n’ait pas claboté autant lors de la bataille d’eau. (It would have been better if she hadn’t splashed so much during the water fight.)
In these examples, claboter is used to describe a past action that may or may not have occurred, and is often used in a hypothetical or wishing context. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is often paired with auxiliary verbs such as avoir or être, as well as other past tense verbs to indicate the preceding action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of claboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse claboté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse claboté. | I wish I had splashed. |
tu | eusses claboté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses claboté. | I wish you had splashed. |
il | eût claboté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût claboté. | I wish he had splashed. |
elle | eût claboté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût claboté. | I wish she had splashed. |
on | eût claboté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût claboté. | I wish one had splashed. |
nous | eussions claboté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions claboté. | I wish we had splashed. |
vous | eussiez claboté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez claboté. | I wish you had splashed. |
ils | eussent claboté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent claboté. | I wish they had splashed. |
elles | eussent claboté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent claboté. | I wish they had splashed. |
Other Conjugations for Claboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claboter
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Claboter – 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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