Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Introduction to the verb coter
The English translation of the French verb coter is “to cost.” The infinitive form of coter is pronounced as “koh-tay.”
The word coter comes from the Latin word “costare” meaning “to cost.” It is most often used in everyday French to talk about the price or cost of items or services.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, coter is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action, similar to the English “would have cost.” Here are three simple examples of coter in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé acheter cette robe, mais elle aurait coûté trop cher. (I would have liked to buy this dress, but it would have cost too much.)
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Ils avaient peur que le voyage leur ait coûté trop d’argent. (They were afraid that the trip would have cost them too much money.)
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Il aurait été heureux si cela n’avait pas côuté la vie à sa femme. (He would have been happy if it hadn’t cost his wife’s life.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of coter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse coté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse coté. | I wish I had quoted. |
tu | eusses coté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses coté. | I wish you had quoted. |
il | eût coté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût coté. | I wish he had quoted. |
elle | eût coté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût coté. | I wish she had quoted. |
on | eût coté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût coté. | I wish one had quoted. |
nous | eussions coté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions coté. | I wish we had quoted. |
vous | eussiez coté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez coté. | I wish you had quoted. |
ils | eussent coté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent coté. | I wish they had quoted. |
elles | eussent coté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent coté. | I wish they had quoted. |
Other Conjugations for Coter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coter
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Coter – 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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