Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Introduction to the verb brillanter
The English translation of the French verb brillanter is “to shine” or “to sparkle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bree-yawn-tay.”
The word “brillanter” comes from the French adjective “brillant,” meaning “shiny” or “brilliant.” It is most commonly used as a verb in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or states that may have happened in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il faut que tu aies brillanté ta voiture avant la fête. (You must have shined your car before the party.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies brillanté tes chaussures avant le mariage. (I would have liked for you to have shined your shoes before the wedding.)
- Il est possible qu’il ait brillanté son sourire pour cacher sa tristesse. (It is possible that he shined his smile to hide his sadness.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brillanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie brillanté | Je doute que j’aie brillanté. | I doubt that I shone. |
tu | aies brillanté | Il faut que tu aies brillanté. | You must have shone. |
il | ait brillanté | Il est possible qu’il ait brillanté. | It’s possible he shone. |
elle | ait brillanté | Elle craint qu’elle ait brillanté. | She fears she shone. |
on | ait brillanté | On veut qu’on ait brillanté. | We want it to have been shone. |
nous | ayons brillanté | Espérons que nous ayons brillanté. | Let’s hope we shone. |
vous | ayez brillanté | Il est important que vous ayez brillanté. | It’s important that you shone. |
ils | aient brillanté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient brillanté. | They doubt they shone. |
elles | aient brillanté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient brillanté. | They prefer they shone. |
Other Conjugations for Brillanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillanter
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Brillanter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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