Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Introduction to the verb couiller
The English translation of the French verb couiller is “to mess around/fool around.” It is pronounced “kwee-yay” in its infinitive form.
Language Origin:
Couiller comes from the French word “couille,” which means “testicle.” Originally, the verb was used in a slang way to refer to a man, but over time it evolved to mean “to play around/mess around.”
Usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. In everyday French, couiller in this tense is used in a more informal or colloquial way.
Examples:
- Il était évident que tu couillais depuis longtemps avant d’être pris en flagrant délit. (It was obvious that you had been fooling around for a long time before you were caught in the act.)
- J’avais peur qu’il ait couillé avec mon ordinateur avant de me le rendre. (I was afraid that he had messed around with my computer before giving it back to me.)
- Elle était contente que tu n’aies pas couillé à l’examen et que tu aies obtenu une bonne note. (She was happy that you didn’t mess around during the exam and that you got a good grade.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse couillé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse couillé. | If I had known, I wish I had screwed up. |
tu | eusses couillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses couillé. | I wish you had screwed up. |
il | eût couillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût couillé. | I wish he had screwed up. |
elle | eût couillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût couillé. | I wish she had screwed up. |
on | eût couillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût couillé. | I wish one had screwed up. |
nous | eussions couillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions couillé. | I wish we had screwed up. |
vous | eussiez couillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez couillé. | I wish you had screwed up. |
ils | eussent couillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent couillé. | I wish they had screwed up. |
elles | eussent couillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent couillé. | I wish they had screwed up. |
Other Conjugations for Couiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
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Couiller – 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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