Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Introduction to the verb coiffer
The English translation of the French verb coiffer is “to style” or “to do someone’s hair.” The infinitive form of coiffer is pronounced as “kwah-fay.”
The word coiffer comes from the Old French word “coife,” meaning “headgear” or “cap.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and evolved to refer to the act of arranging or styling hair.
In everyday French, coiffer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present. It is often used to make polite requests or to talk about what one would do in a particular situation.
Here are three examples of how coiffer is used in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, je te coifferais tous les matins. (If I had more time, I would style your hair every morning.)
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Je coifferais mes cheveux en un chignon élégant pour le mariage. (I would put my hair up in an elegant bun for the wedding.)
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On pourrait coiffer le bébé avec un petit noeud sur la tête. (We could style the baby’s hair with a little bow on their head.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of coiffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | coifferais | Je coifferais mes cheveux. | I would do my hair. |
tu | coifferais | Tu coifferais la mariée. | You would style the bride’s hair. |
il | coifferait | Il coifferait son fils. | He would comb his son’s hair. |
elle | coifferait | Elle coifferait ses clientes. | She would do her clients’ hair. |
on | coifferait | On coifferait le mannequin. | One would style the model’s hair. |
nous | coifferions | Nous coifferions ensemble. | We would do our hair together. |
vous | coifferiez | Vous coifferiez vos cheveux. | You would style your hair. |
ils | coifferaient | Ils coifferaient les acteurs. | They would do the actors’ hair. |
elles | coifferaient | Elles coifferaient leurs poupées. | They would do their dolls’ hair. |
Other Conjugations for Coiffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
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Coiffer – 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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