Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Introduction to the verb couchailler
The English translation of the French verb couchailler is “to snuggle” or “to cuddle.” The infinitive form, couchailler, is pronounced “koo-shay-eh.”
The language origin of couchailler comes from the word “coucher” meaning “to sleep” and “cailler” meaning “to coddle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Quand j’étais malade, ma mère me couchaillait dans son lit. (When I was sick, my mother would snuggle me in her bed.)
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Les enfants étaient couchaillés avec leur doudou préféré. (The children had snuggled up with their favorite stuffed animal.)
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Tu avais couchaillé ton chat sur tes genoux quand tu as regardé la télévision. (You had cuddled your cat on your lap when you were watching TV.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couchailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais couchaillé | J’avais couchaillé toute la nuit. | I had been out all night. |
tu | tu avais couchaillé | Tu avais couchaillé avec tes amis. | You had hung out with your friends. |
il | il avait couchaillé | Il avait couchaillé au parc. | He had been hanging out at the park. |
elle | elle avait couchaillé | Elle avait couchaillé avec ses collègues. | She had been socializing with her colleagues. |
on | on avait couchaillé | On avait couchaillé au café. | One had been hanging out at the café. |
nous | nous avions couchaillé | Nous avions couchaillé chez moi. | We had been hanging out at my place. |
vous | vous aviez couchaillé | Vous aviez couchaillé au bar. | You had been out at the bar. |
ils | ils avaient couchaillé | Ils avaient couchaillé à la plage. | They had been hanging out at the beach. |
elles | elles avaient couchaillé | Elles avaient couchaillé au parc. | They had been hanging out at the park. |
Other Conjugations for Couchailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
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Couchailler – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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