Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Introduction to the verb cogner
The English translation of the French verb cogner is “to hit” or “to bump.” The infinitive form, cogner, is pronounced as “kohn-yay.”
Cogner comes from the Old French word “congner” which means “to strike” or “to hit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present.
Three simple examples of cogner in the Conditionnel Présent tense and their English translations are:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, je cognerais à ta porte pour te le dire. (If I won the lottery, I would knock on your door to tell you.)
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Tu devrais faire attention en marchant, tu pourrais cogner contre quelque chose. (You should be careful while walking, you could bump into something.)
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Il y a tellement de monde dans ce métro que je crains de cogner quelqu’un avec mon sac. (There are so many people in this metro that I am afraid of hitting someone with my bag.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cogner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cognerais | Je cognerais sur la porte. | I would knock on the door. |
tu | cognerais | Tu cognerais trop fort. | You would knock too hard. |
il | cognerait | Il cognerait sur le mur. | He would knock on the wall. |
elle | cognerait | Elle cognerait sur la table. | She would knock on the table. |
on | cognerait | On cognerait à la porte. | One would knock on the door. |
nous | cognerions | Nous cognerions sur la porte. | We would knock on the door. |
vous | cogneriez | Vous cogneriez sur le bois. | You would knock on the wood. |
ils | cogneraient | Ils cogneraient sur la fenêtre. | They would knock on the window. |
elles | cogneraient | Elles cogneraient sur la porte. | They would knock on the door. |
Other Conjugations for Cogner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
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Cogner – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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