Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to snitch” or “to rat out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-ftey.”
The word cafter comes from the slang term “café,” which means “coffee” in French. In the early 20th century, café was often used as a code word for a place where people would gather to talk and share information. This evolved into the verb cafter, which refers to the act of revealing secrets or information.
In everyday French, cafter is most often used in the subjonctif présent tense, which is used to express a possible, uncertain, or desired action. It is often used in colloquial speech and has a negative connotation.
Here are three examples of cafter used in the subjonctif présent tense:
- Je doute qu’il te cafte à la police. (I doubt he would snitch on you to the police.)
- Il est important que tu n’aies pas peur de cafter. (It’s important that you’re not afraid to snitch.)
- Nous ne voulons pas qu’elle nous cafte à nos parents. (We don’t want her to rat us out to our parents.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cafte | Il faut que je cafte sur eux. | I have to gossip about them. |
tu | caftes | Elle veut que tu caftes sur nous. | She wants you to gossip about us. |
il | cafte | Il est possible qu’il cafte. | It’s possible he gossips. |
elle | cafte | Elle veut que j’elle cafte. | She wants her to gossip. |
on | cafte | Il est important qu’on cafte. | It’s important we gossip. |
nous | caftions | Il est préférable que nous caftions. | It’s preferable we gossip. |
vous | caftiez | Il est nécessaire que vous caftiez. | It’s necessary you gossip. |
ils | caftent | Il est essentiel qu’ils caftent. | It’s essential they gossip. |
elles | caftent | Il est crucial qu’elles caftent. | It’s crucial they gossip. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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