L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Introduction to the verb cosser
The English translation of the French verb cosser is “to fuss” or “to bother”. It is pronounced as “koh-seh” in its infinitive form.
The verb cosser comes from the Old French word “coce”, meaning “to chat” or “to gossip”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood used for giving commands or making requests.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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“Ne me cosse pas!” – “Don’t bother me!”
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“Cossez-vous!” – “Fuss over yourselves!”
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“Ne les laissez pas vous cosser.” – “Don’t let them bother you.”
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of cosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cosse | Cosse-moi les haricots verts. | Shell the green beans for me. |
tu | cosse | Cosse les petits pois. | Shell the peas. |
il | cosse | Il cosse les noix. | He shells the nuts. |
elle | cosse | Elle cosse les fèves. | She shells the fava beans. |
on | cosse | On cosse les pistaches. | We shell the pistachios. |
nous | cossons | Cossons les amandes ensemble. | Let’s shell the almonds together. |
vous | cossez | Cossez les noix de cajou. | Shell the cashews. |
ils | cossent | Ils cossent les châtaignes. | They are shelling the chestnuts. |
elles | cossent | Elles cossent les cacahuètes. | They are shelling the peanuts. |
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
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Cosser – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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