Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Introduction to the verb couder
The English translation of the French verb couder is “to bend” or “to fold.” It is pronounced “koo-deh” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of couder can be traced back to the Old French word “coudre,” meaning “to stitch.” Over time, the verb evolved to mean “to bend” or “to fold” in modern French.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is often used to express a strong possibility or hypothesis in the past. Couder is most often used in this tense to express a past action that was desired or expected.
Three simple examples of couder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses coudu mon pantalon avant la réunion. (I would have liked for you to have folded my pants before the meeting.)
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Il souhaitait que nous eussions coudu les serviettes avant l’arrivée des invités. (He wished for us to have folded the towels before the guests arrived.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous eussiez coudu les vêtements avant de partir en vacances. (She would have preferred for you to have folded the clothes before leaving for vacation.)
English translations:
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I would have liked for you to have folded my pants before the meeting.
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He wished for us to have folded the towels before the guests arrived.
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She would have preferred for you to have folded the clothes before leaving for vacation.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse coudé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse coudé. | I wish I had bent. |
tu | eusses coudé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses coudé. | I wish you had bent. |
il | eût coudé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût coudé. | I wish he had bent. |
elle | eût coudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût coudé. | I wish she had bent. |
on | eût coudé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût coudé. | I wish one had bent. |
nous | eussions coudé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions coudé. | I wish we had bent. |
vous | eussiez coudé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez coudé. | I wish you had bent. |
ils | eussent coudé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent coudé. | I wish they had bent. |
elles | eussent coudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent coudé. | I wish they had bent. |
Other Conjugations for Couder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
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Couder – 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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