Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Introduction to the verb boursoufler
The English translation of the French verb boursoufler is “to puff up, to swell up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-soo-fleh.”
The word boursoufler comes from the Old French word “bours” meaning “purse” or “bag,” and “souffler” meaning “to blow.” It originated in the 13th century and has evolved to mean “to swell or inflate like a bag.”
In everyday French, boursoufler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is typically used in more formal or literary contexts.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il est possible que sa fierté se soit boursouflée après avoir gagné le concours. (It is possible that his pride puffed up after winning the competition.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne te sois pas boursouflé la joue avec une piqûre d’insecte. (I wish you had not swollen your cheek from an insect bite.)
- Elle doute qu’il se soit boursouflé le visage avec des produits de beauté. (She doubts that he puffed up his face with beauty products.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of boursoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie boursouflé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie boursouflé. | I don’t think I puffed up. |
tu | aies boursouflé | Il ne veut pas que tu aies boursouflé. | He doesn’t want you to have puffed up. |
il | ait boursouflé | Il semble qu’il ait boursouflé. | It seems he puffed up. |
elle | ait boursouflé | Elle craint qu’elle ait boursouflé. | She fears she puffed up. |
on | ait boursouflé | On espère qu’on ait boursouflé. | We hope we puffed up. |
nous | ayons boursouflé | Nous aimerions que nous ayons boursouflé. | We would like to have puffed up. |
vous | ayez boursouflé | Il est possible que vous ayez boursouflé. | It’s possible you puffed up. |
ils | aient boursouflé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient boursouflé. | They doubt they puffed up. |
elles | aient boursouflé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient boursouflé. | They prefer they puffed up. |
Other Conjugations for Boursoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
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Boursoufler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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