Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Introduction to the verb brillantiner
The English translation of the French verb brillantiner is “to shine/polish”. It is pronounced “bree-lahn-tee-nay”.
The word brillantiner comes from the French adjective “brillant” meaning “shiny” or “bright”. It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais brillantiné mes chaussures si j’avais eu le temps. (I would have shined my shoes if I had had time.)
- Il aurait brillantiné la voiture avant la réunion. (He would have polished the car before the meeting.)
- Nous aurions brillantiné la table avant l’arrivée des invités. (We would have polished the table before the arrival of the guests.)
In each of these examples, the verb brillantiner is conjugated in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical action or situation in the past. The English translations also use the conditional tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brillantiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie brillantiné | Je doute que j’aie brillantiné. | I doubt that I polished. |
tu | aies brillantiné | Il faut que tu aies brillantiné. | You must have polished. |
il | ait brillantiné | Il est possible qu’il ait brillantiné. | It’s possible he polished. |
elle | ait brillantiné | Elle craint qu’elle ait brillantiné. | She fears she polished. |
on | ait brillantiné | On veut qu’on ait brillantiné. | We want it to have been polished. |
nous | ayons brillantiné | Espérons que nous ayons brillantiné. | Let’s hope we polished. |
vous | ayez brillantiné | Il est important que vous ayez brillantiné. | It’s important that you polished. |
ils | aient brillantiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient brillantiné. | They doubt they polished. |
elles | aient brillantiné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient brillantiné. | They prefer they polished. |
Other Conjugations for Brillantiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brillantiner
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Brillantiner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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