Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Introduction to the verb coûter
The English translation of the French verb coûter is “to cost.” It is pronounced as “koo-tay.”
The word coûter comes from the Latin word “costare,” meaning “to cost.” It entered the French language during the Middle Ages from the Old French word “coster.” In everyday French, coûter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action or situation.
Here are 3 simple examples of coûter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que ça ne m’ait pas coûté si cher. (I wish it hadn’t cost me so much.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’elle ait économisé si elle ne voulait pas que ça lui coûte autant. (She should have saved if she didn’t want it to cost her that much.)
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Nous aurions dû partir plus tôt pour ne pas que ça ait coûté si cher. (We should have left earlier so it wouldn’t have cost us so much.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of coûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse coûté | Je regrette que je eusse coûté trop cher. | I wish I had cost too much. |
tu | eusses coûté | Je regrette que tu eusses coûté trop cher. | I wish you had cost too much. |
il | eût coûté | Je regrette qu’il eût coûté trop cher. | I wish it had cost too much. |
elle | eût coûté | Je regrette qu’elle eût coûté trop cher. | I wish she had cost too much. |
on | eût coûté | Je regrette qu’on eût coûté trop cher. | I wish one had cost too much. |
nous | eussions coûté | Je regrette que nous eussions coûté trop cher. | I wish we had cost too much. |
vous | eussiez coûté | Je regrette que vous eussiez coûté trop cher. | I wish you had cost too much. |
ils | eussent coûté | Je regrette qu’ils eussent coûté trop cher. | I wish they had cost too much. |
elles | eussent coûté | Je regrette qu’elles eussent coûté trop cher. | I wish they had cost too much. |
Other Conjugations for Coûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
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Coûter – 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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