Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Introduction to the verb couillonner
The English translation of the French verb couillonner is “to hoodwink” or “to make a fool of.” It is pronounced [kwee-yo-nay].
Couillonner comes from the word “couille” which means “testicle” in French, and is used in colloquial language to refer to someone as a fool or idiot. It is a vulgar term and not considered polite language.
In everyday French, couillonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed in the past, but is still uncertain or hypothetical in relation to another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il m’ait couillonné en me vendant ce produit. (I was afraid he might have hoodwinked me by selling me this product.)
- Elle était déçue que son ami l’ait couillonnée en ne venant pas à sa fête d’anniversaire. (She was disappointed that her friend had made a fool of her by not coming to her birthday party.)
- Nous aurions été plus prudents si nous avions su qu’ils nous auraient couillonnés dans cette affaire. (We would have been more cautious if we had known they would have hoodwinked us in this matter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse couillonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse couillonné. | I wish I had played the fool. |
tu | eusses couillonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses couillonné. | I wish you had played the fool. |
il | eût couillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût couillonné. | I wish he had played the fool. |
elle | eût couillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût couillonné. | I wish she had played the fool. |
on | eût couillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût couillonné. | I wish one had played the fool. |
nous | eussions couillonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions couillonné. | I wish we had played the fool. |
vous | eussiez couillonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez couillonné. | I wish you had played the fool. |
ils | eussent couillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent couillonné. | I wish they had played the fool. |
elles | eussent couillonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent couillonné. | I wish they had played the fool. |
Other Conjugations for Couillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couillonner
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Couillonner – 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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