Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Introduction to the verb cosser
The English translation of the French verb cosser is “to chat” or “to gossip”. It is pronounced as /ko.se/, with the stress on the first syllable.
The word cosser comes from the Latin word “coxit” which means “to cook”. It evolved into the Old French word “cos”, which means “to cook together”. Eventually, it took on the meaning of “to chat or talk casually” in everyday French.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, cosser is used to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the present. Here are three examples:
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Si nous cosserions plus souvent, nous serions moins ennuyés. (If we chatted more often, we would be less bored.)
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Je cosserais avec toi si j’avais plus de temps. (I would chat with you if I had more time.)
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Est-ce que tu cosserais avec tes amis s’ils venaient te rendre visite ? (Would you chat with your friends if they came to visit you?)
Overall, cosser is a casual and informal verb that is often used in everyday French to describe chatting or gossiping with friends or acquaintances.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cosserais | Je cosserais la terre. | I would hoe the ground. |
tu | cosserais | Tu cosserais plus vite. | You would hoe faster. |
il | cosserait | Il cosserait le jardin. | He would hoe the garden. |
elle | cosserait | Elle cosserait avec soin. | She would hoe carefully. |
on | cosserait | On cosserait ensemble. | One would hoe together. |
nous | cosserions | Nous cosserions ensemble. | We would hoe together. |
vous | cosseriez | Vous cosseriez les mauvaises herbes. | You would hoe the weeds. |
ils | cosseraient | Ils cosseraient sans relâche. | They would hoe tirelessly. |
elles | cosseraient | Elles cosseraient avec précision. | They would hoe with precision. |
Other Conjugations for Cosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
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Cosser – 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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