Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Introduction to the verb comater
The English translation of the French verb comater is “to doze off” or “to be in a daze.” The infinitive form, comater, is pronounced “ko-mah-ter.”
Comater comes from the Latin word “comatus,” meaning “with long hair,” and in its original usage, it referred to someone who had long, tangled hair as a result of being in a daze or stupor. Over time, the meaning of the verb evolved to refer to being in a dreamy or sluggish state, and it was eventually adopted into the French language.
In everyday French, comater is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express an action that should have been completed in the past. It is often used to convey a sense of regret or disappointment.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il était désolé que je comatasse pendant la réunion. (He was sorry that I had dozed off during the meeting.)
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Elle souhaitait que son fils n’ait pas comaté devant la télévision toute la journée. (She wished that her son had not dozed off in front of the television all day.)
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Nous aurions préféré que les invités n’aient pas comaté après le dîner. (We would have preferred that the guests had not dozed off after dinner.)
In each of these examples, the verb comater is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that should have been completed in the past. The English translations reflect the sense of regret or disappointment conveyed by this tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of comater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse comaté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse comaté. | I wish I had been in a coma. |
tu | eusses comaté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses comaté. | I wish you had been in a coma. |
il | eût comaté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût comaté. | I wish he had been in a coma. |
elle | eût comaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût comaté. | I wish she had been in a coma. |
on | eût comaté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût comaté. | I wish one had been in a coma. |
nous | eussions comaté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions comaté. | I wish we had been in a coma. |
vous | eussiez comaté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez comaté. | I wish you had been in a coma. |
ils | eussent comaté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent comaté. | I wish they had been in a coma. |
elles | eussent comaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent comaté. | I wish they had been in a coma. |
Other Conjugations for Comater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comater
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Comater – 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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