Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Introduction to the verb cogner
The English translation of the French verb cogner is “to knock” or “to hit.” It is pronounced as “co-nay.”
The word cogner comes from the Latin word “cognoscere,” which means “to know” or “to recognize.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its infinitive form as “cogner,” meaning “to hit” or “to knock.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cogner is used to express a past action that is conditional or uncertain. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il ait cogné la porte. (I was afraid he had knocked on the door.)
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Il était possible qu’elle eût cogné la tête contre le mur. (It was possible that she had hit her head against the wall.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez cogné avant de rentrer. (We would have liked for you to have knocked before coming in.)
English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il ait cogné la porte. – I was afraid he had knocked on the door.
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Il était possible qu’elle eût cogné la tête contre le mur. – It was possible that she had hit her head against the wall.
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Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez cogné avant de rentrer. – We would have liked for you to have knocked before coming in.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cogner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cogné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cogné. | I wish I had knocked. |
tu | eusses cogné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cogné. | I wish you had knocked. |
il | eût cogné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cogné. | I wish he had knocked. |
elle | eût cogné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cogné. | I wish she had knocked. |
on | eût cogné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cogné. | I wish one had knocked. |
nous | eussions cogné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cogné. | I wish we had knocked. |
vous | eussiez cogné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cogné. | I wish you had knocked. |
ils | eussent cogné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cogné. | I wish they had knocked. |
elles | eussent cogné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cogné. | I wish they had knocked. |
Other Conjugations for Cogner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
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Cogner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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