Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Introduction to the verb cotiser
The English translation of the French verb cotiser is “to contribute” or “to pay into a fund.” It is pronounced as “ko-tee-zay.”
Cotiser comes from the Latin word “coactare” which means “to oblige.” In everyday French, cotiser is most often used to talk about contributing money to a common fund, such as a retirement fund or an insurance plan. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a hypothetical action that would have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons cotisé davantage pour avoir une meilleure couverture d’assurance. (We should have contributed more to have better insurance coverage.)
- Si vous aviez cotisé régulièrement, vous auriez maintenant une belle retraite. (If you had contributed regularly, you would now have a nice retirement.)
- Elle aurait aimé que son patron ait cotisé pour sa formation professionnelle. (She would have liked her boss to have contributed for her professional training.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cotiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cotisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cotisé. | I wish I had contributed. |
tu | eusses cotisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cotisé. | I wish you had contributed. |
il | eût cotisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cotisé. | I wish he had contributed. |
elle | eût cotisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cotisé. | I wish she had contributed. |
on | eût cotisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cotisé. | I wish one had contributed. |
nous | eussions cotisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cotisé. | I wish we had contributed. |
vous | eussiez cotisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cotisé. | I wish you had contributed. |
ils | eussent cotisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cotisé. | I wish they had contributed. |
elles | eussent cotisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cotisé. | I wish they had contributed. |
Other Conjugations for Cotiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotiser
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Cotiser – 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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