Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Introduction to the verb koter
The English translation of the French verb koter is “to haggle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “koh-ter.”
The word koter originates from the Old French word “coter,” meaning “to cut,” and is derived from the Latin word “caedere,” meaning “to cut.”
In everyday French, koter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the plus-que-parfait tense with the past participle of koter.
Here are three simple examples of koter being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
1) J’avais kôté avant qu’il ne vienne. (I had haggled before he came.)
2) Tu étais kôté(e) avant que nous ne partions. (You had haggled before we left.)
3) Ils avaient kôté avant que je ne leur parle. (They had haggled before I spoke to them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of koter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse koté | Si j’avais su, je eusse koté. | If I had known, I would have bet. |
tu | eusses koté | Si tu avais su, tu eusses koté. | If you had known, you would have bet. |
il | eût koté | S’il avait su, il eût koté. | If he had known, he would have bet. |
elle | eût koté | Si elle avait su, elle eût koté. | If she had known, she would have bet. |
on | eût koté | Si on avait su, on eût koté. | If one had known, one would have bet. |
nous | eussions koté | Si nous avions su, nous eussions koté. | If we had known, we would have bet. |
vous | eussiez koté | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez koté. | If you had known, you would have bet. |
ils | eussent koté | S’ils avaient su, ils eussent koté. | If they had known, they would have bet. |
elles | eussent koté | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent koté. | If they had known, they would have bet. |
Other Conjugations for Koter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb koter
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Koter – 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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