Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Introduction to the verb cotonner
The English translation of the French verb cotonner is “to fluff” or “to pad.” The infinitive form of cotonner is pronounced as “ko-tow-nay.”
Cotonner comes from the French noun “coton,” which means cotton. The verb cotonner originated from the usage of cotton as a soft and fluffy material, and thus, came to mean “to fluff” or “to pad.”
In everyday French, cotonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Three simple examples of cotonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais préféré que tu cotonnes encore le coussin avant de le poser. (I would have preferred that you fluffed the pillow again before placing it.)
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Il est possible qu’il ait cotonné sa veste pour la rendre plus chaude. (It is possible that he padded his jacket to make it warmer.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez cotonné le matelas avant de le remettre dans la chambre. (We would have liked for you to have fluffed the mattress before putting it back in the room.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cotonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cotonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cotonné. | I wish I had cotonné. |
tu | eusses cotonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cotonné. | I wish you had cotonné. |
il | eût cotonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cotonné. | I wish he had cotonné. |
elle | eût cotonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cotonné. | I wish she had cotonné. |
on | eût cotonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cotonné. | I wish one had cotonné. |
nous | eussions cotonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cotonné. | I wish we had cotonné. |
vous | eussiez cotonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cotonné. | I wish you had cotonné. |
ils | eussent cotonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cotonné. | I wish they had cotonné. |
elles | eussent cotonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cotonné. | I wish they had cotonné. |
Other Conjugations for Cotonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cotonner
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Cotonner – 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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