Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Introduction to the verb bedonner
The English translation of the French verb bedonner is “to give a bellyache” or “to cause stomach pain.” The infinitive form of bedonner is pronounced as “beh-doh-nay.”
The origin of the word bedonner comes from the colloquial French word “bedon,” which means belly or stomach. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of the usage of bedonner in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
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J’étais désolé que le repas que j’ai mangé hier soir m’ait bedonné. (I was sorry that the meal I ate last night gave me a bellyache.)
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Elle craignait que les épices dans la soupe ne la bedonnent. (She was afraid that the spices in the soup would give her a bellyache.)
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Nous avions peur que les bonbons que nous avons mangés ne nous bedonnent. (We were afraid that the candies we ate would give us stomach pain.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of bedonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bedonnasse | Je serais plus heureux si je bedonnasse moins. | I would be happier if I had less of a beer belly. |
tu | bedonnasses | Si tu faisais plus de sport, tu bedonnasses moins. | If you did more exercise, you would have less of a belly. |
il | bedonnât | Il serait plus séduisant s’il bedonnât moins. | He would be more attractive if he had less of a belly. |
elle | bedonnât | Elle serait plus en forme si elle bedonnât moins. | She would be healthier if she had less of a belly. |
on | bedonnât | Si on mangeait moins, on bedonnât moins. | If one ate less, one would have less of a belly. |
nous | bedonnassions | Si nous mangions plus sainement, nous bedonnassions moins. | If we ate healthier, we would have less of a belly. |
vous | bedonnassiez | Si vous cessiez de grignoter, vous bedonnassiez moins. | If you stopped snacking, you would have less of a belly. |
ils | bedonnassent | S’ils arrêtaient de boire de la bière, ils bedonnassent moins. | If they stopped drinking beer, they would have less of a belly. |
elles | bedonnassent | Si elles portaient des vêtements plus amples, elles bedonnassent moins. | If they wore looser clothing, they would have less of a belly. |
Other Conjugations for Bedonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
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Bedonner – 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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