Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Introduction to the verb crachiner
The English translation of the French verb crachiner is “to drizzle.” The infinitive form, crachiner, is pronounced “kra-shee-neh.”
Crachiner comes from the Norman word “crachin,” which refers to a light, persistent rain. It is most often used in everyday French in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place before another past event.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il crachinât pour arroser les plantes. (I would have liked for it to have drizzled to water the plants.)
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Il n’avait pas plu depuis des semaines, il était temps que ça crachinât un peu. (It hadn’t rained for weeks, it was time for it to drizzle a little.)
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Si ça n’avait pas crachiné ce matin, nous aurions pu faire une balade en vélo. (If it hadn’t drizzled this morning, we could have gone for a bike ride.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of crachiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse crachiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse crachiné. | I wish I had drizzled. |
tu | eusses crachiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses crachiné. | I wish you had drizzled. |
il | eût crachiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût crachiné. | I wish he had drizzled. |
elle | eût crachiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût crachiné. | I wish she had drizzled. |
on | eût crachiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût crachiné. | I wish one had drizzled. |
nous | eussions crachiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions crachiné. | I wish we had drizzled. |
vous | eussiez crachiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez crachiné. | I wish you had drizzled. |
ils | eussent crachiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent crachiné. | I wish they had drizzled. |
elles | eussent crachiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent crachiné. | I wish they had drizzled. |
Other Conjugations for Crachiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crachiner
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Crachiner – 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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