Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Introduction to the verb cocoter
The English translation of the French verb cocoter is “to fret, to worry or to fuss.” The infinitive form of cocoter is pronounced “koh-koh-ter.”
The language origin of cocoter can be traced back to the Old French word “coqueter” which meant to flirt or play around. Over time, the meaning of the word shifted to express worry or anxiety.
Cocoter is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
1) J’avais peur qu’elle eût trop cocoté sur mon travail. (I was afraid she had worried too much about my work.)
2) Il était convaincu que sa mère eût encore cocoté pour lui trouver une épouse. (He was convinced that his mother had still fretted about finding him a wife.)
3) Nous doutions qu’ils eussent arrêté de se cocoter après leur dispute. (We doubted that they had stopped fussing after their argument.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cocoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cocoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cocoté. | I wish I had cocoted. |
tu | eusses cocoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cocoté. | I wish you had cocoted. |
il | eût cocoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cocoté. | I wish he had cocoted. |
elle | eût cocoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cocoté. | I wish she had cocoted. |
on | eût cocoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cocoté. | I wish one had cocoted. |
nous | eussions cocoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cocoté. | I wish we had cocoted. |
vous | eussiez cocoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cocoté. | I wish you had cocoted. |
ils | eussent cocoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cocoté. | I wish they had cocoted. |
elles | eussent cocoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cocoté. | I wish they had cocoted. |
Other Conjugations for Cocoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
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Cocoter – 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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