Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Introduction to the verb cousiner
The English translation of the French verb cousiner is “to cousinate,” meaning to spend time with cousins or to be in contact with them. The infinitive form, cousiner, is pronounced koo-zee-nay.
Cousiner comes from the French word cousine, which means cousin. It is derived from the Latin word consobrinus, which also means cousin. In everyday French, cousiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates a hypothetical situation that could have occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how cousiner is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais cousiné avec mes cousins en vacances. (If I had had more time, I would have spent time with my cousins on vacation.)
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Elle aurait cousiné avec son cousin si elle l’avait vu à la fête. (She would have hung out with her cousin if she had seen him at the party.)
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Nous aurions cousiné davantage si nous avions grandi dans la même ville. (We would have been closer if we had grown up in the same city.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cousiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cousiné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cousi |
Other Conjugations for Cousiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
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Cousiner – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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