Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Introduction to the verb baratter
The English translation of the French verb baratter is “to cheat” or “to swindle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-rah-tay.”
The word baratter comes from the Latin word “baratrum,” meaning “fraud.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is also used to express doubt, emotion, or subjectivity in a past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- J’espérais que tu ne me barattais pas. (I hoped that you were not cheating me.)
- Nous doutions qu’il ne barattât pas ses clients. (We doubted that he was not swindling his clients.)
- Il était possible que nous ne barattions pas le système. (It was possible that we were not cheating the system.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of baratter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | barattasse | J’aurais peur si je barattasse trop vite. | I would be afraid if I churned too fast. |
tu | barattasses | Si tu travaillais plus, tu barattasses plus de beurre. | If you worked more, you would churn more butter. |
il | barattât | Il serait en forme si il barattât tous les jours. | He would be in shape if he churned every day. |
elle | barattât | Elle se sentirait mieux si elle barattât plus longtemps. | She would feel better if she churned longer. |
on | barattât | Si on barattât ensemble, ça irait plus vite. | If one churned together, it would go faster. |
nous | barattassions | Si nous barattassions tous ensemble, ça serait amusant. | If we all churned together, it would be fun. |
vous | barattassiez | Si vous barattassiez plus lentement, vous n’auriez pas mal aux bras. | If you churned more slowly, your arms wouldn’t hurt. |
ils | barattassent | S’ils barattassent plus fort, ils auraient plus de beurre. | If they churned harder, they would have more butter. |
elles | barattassent | Si elles barattassent souvent, elles auraient plus de crème. | If they churned frequently, they would have more cream. |
Other Conjugations for Baratter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
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Baratter – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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