Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Introduction to the verb cabosser
The English translation of the French verb cabosser is “to dent” or “to deform.” It is pronounced as “kah-boh-seh” in the infinitive form.
The word cabosser originated from the Old French word “caboce,” meaning “head” or “knob.” It later evolved to mean “to hit on the head” and eventually came to mean “to dent or deform.”
In everyday French, cabosser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or wished-for past action.
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas cabossé la voiture hier soir. (I wish you hadn’t dented the car last night.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’il n’eût pas cabossé sa bicyclette pour participer à la course. (He should have not dented his bicycle to participate in the race.)
- Elle aurait préféré que la nouvelle table ne se fût pas cabossée pendant le transport. (She would have preferred the new table not to have gotten dented during transportation.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a desired or imagined past outcome, where the action of cabosser is seen as something negative or undesirable.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cabosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cabossé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cabossé. | I wish I had dented. |
tu | eusses cabossé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cabossé. | I wish you had dented. |
il | eût cabossé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cabossé. | I wish he had dented. |
elle | eût cabossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cabossé. | I wish she had dented. |
on | eût cabossé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cabossé. | I wish one had dented. |
nous | eussions cabossé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cabossé. | I wish we had dented. |
vous | eussiez cabossé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cabossé. | I wish you had dented. |
ils | eussent cabossé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cabossé. | I wish they had dented. |
elles | eussent cabossé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cabossé. | I wish they had dented. |
Other Conjugations for Cabosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
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Cabosser – 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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