Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Introduction to the verb brifer
The English translation of the French verb brifer is “to bribe.” It is pronounced “bree-fay.”
The origin of the word “brifer” can be traced back to the Latin word “bribeo,” meaning “to corrupt or influence by gifts.” In everyday French, the verb brifer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three simple examples of using brifer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
1) Si j’avais su qu’il était corrompu, je ne l’aurais pas brifé. (If I had known that he was corrupt, I wouldn’t have bribed him.)
2) Il avait promis de ne pas brifer le juge, mais il l’a fait quand même. (He had promised not to bribe the judge, but he did it anyway.)
3) Elle aurait été emprisonnée si elle n’avait pas brifé le témoin. (She would have been imprisoned if she hadn’t bribed the witness.)
English translations:
1) If I had known that he was corrupt, I wouldn’t have bribed him.
2) He had promised not to bribe the judge, but he did it anyway.
3) She would have been imprisoned if she hadn’t bribed the witness.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of brifer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse brifé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse brifé. | I wish I had briefed. |
tu | eusses brifé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses brifé. | I wish you had briefed. |
il | eût brifé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût brifé. | I wish he had briefed. |
elle | eût brifé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût brifé. | I wish she had briefed. |
on | eût brifé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût brifé. | I wish one had briefed. |
nous | eussions brifé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions brifé. | I wish we had briefed. |
vous | eussiez brifé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez brifé. | I wish you had briefed. |
ils | eussent brifé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent brifé. | I wish they had briefed. |
elles | eussent brifé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent brifé. | I wish they had briefed. |
Other Conjugations for Brifer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
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Brifer – 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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