Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Introduction to the verb recoiffer
The English translation of recoiffer is “to redo one’s hair” or “to style one’s hair again.” The infinitive form, recoiffer, is pronounced “ruh-kwah-fey.”
The verb recoiffer comes from the French prefix “re-” meaning “again” and coiffer, which comes from the Latin word “coiffare” meaning “to arrange or dress the hair.”
In everyday French, recoiffer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of recoiffer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais recoiffé mes cheveux avant d’aller au travail. (I had restyled my hair before going to work.)
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Elle m’avait demandé de la recoiffer pour le mariage. (She had asked me to redo her hair for the wedding.)
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Nous avions recoiffé la mariée avant qu’elle ne descende l’allée. (We had styled the bride’s hair before she walked down the aisle.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of recoiffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais recoiffé | J’avais recoiffé mes cheveux. | I had styled my hair. |
tu | tu avais recoiffé | Tu avais recoiffé ta soeur. | You had styled your sister’s hair. |
il | il avait recoiffé | Il avait recoiffé son fils. | He had styled his son’s hair. |
elle | elle avait recoiffé | Elle avait recoiffé sa fille. | She had styled her daughter’s hair. |
on | on avait recoiffé | On avait recoiffé les cheveux des actrices. | One had styled the actresses’ hair. |
nous | nous avions recoiffé | Nous avions recoiffé nos cheveux. | We had styled our hair. |
vous | vous aviez recoiffé | Vous aviez recoiffé vos cheveux. | You had styled your hair. |
ils | ils avaient recoiffé | Ils avaient recoiffé les cheveux des mannequins. | They had styled the models’ hair. |
elles | elles avaient recoiffé | Elles avaient recoiffé les cheveux des clientes. | They had styled the clients’ hair. |
Other Conjugations for Recoiffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recoiffer
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Recoiffer – 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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