Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Introduction to the verb carcailler
The English translation of the French verb carcailler is “to caw” or “to croak.” It is pronounced as “car-kay-ee.”
The word carcailler comes from the French word “carcaillerie,” which means “cawing.” It is derived from the onomatopoeic word “carca,” which imitates the sound of a crow.
In everyday French, carcailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, a doubt, or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que tu carcailles comme un corbeau. (I want you to caw like a crow.)
- J’aimerais que les oiseaux carcaillent moins fort le matin. (I wish the birds would caw less loudly in the morning.)
- Si tu carcaillais moins, je pourrais mieux me concentrer. (If you cawed less, I could concentrate better.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of carcailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carcaille | Il faut que je carcaille. | I must carcailler. |
tu | carcailles | Je préfère que tu carcailles. | I prefer you carcailler. |
il | carcaille | Il est possible qu’il carcaille. | It’s possible he carcailler. |
elle | carcaille | Elle veut qu’elle carcaille. | She wants her to carcailler. |
on | carcaille | Il est important qu’on carcaille. | It’s important we carcailler. |
nous | carcailions | Il est préférable que nous carcailions. | It’s preferable we carcailler. |
vous | carcaillez | Il est nécessaire que vous carcaillez. | It’s necessary you carcailler. |
ils | carcaille | Il est essentiel qu’ils carcaille. | It’s essential they carcailler. |
elles | carcailles | Il est crucial qu’elles carcailles. | It’s crucial they carcailler. |
Other Conjugations for Carcailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
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Carcailler – 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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