Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Introduction to the verb embourgeoiser
The English translation of the French verb embourgeoiser is “to make bourgeois” or “to make more affluent.” It is pronounced as “ahn-boo-zhwa-zay.”
Embourgeoiser comes from the French word “bourgeois,” which means “middle class.” It is derived from the Old French word “burgeis” which referred to a freeman living in a town or city. The suffix “-iser” is added to indicate the action of making someone or something bourgeois.
In everyday French, embourgeoiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action. It is formed with the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the verb.
Some examples of embourgeoiser in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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Il faut que nous ayons embourgeoisé notre fils pour qu’il puisse épouser la fille du maire. (We must have made our son bourgeois so he could marry the mayor’s daughter.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait embourgeoisé sa façon de vivre après avoir gagné à la loterie. (I doubt she made her way of life more affluent after winning the lottery.)
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Il est possible que vous ayez embourgeoisé votre maison en la rénovant. (It’s possible that you made your house more bourgeois by renovating it.)
In English, these sentences would be translated as:
- We must have made our son bourgeois so he could marry the mayor’s daughter.
- I doubt she made her way of life more affluent after winning the lottery.
- It’s possible that you made your house more bourgeois by renovating it.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embourgeoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie embourgeoisé | J’espère que j’aie embourgeoisé. | I hope I became bourgeois. |
tu | aies embourgeoisé | Tu crois que tu aies embourgeoisé. | You believe you became bourgeois. |
il | ait embourgeoisé | Il est possible qu’il ait embourgeoisé. | It’s possible he became bourgeois. |
elle | ait embourgeoisé | Elle doute qu’elle ait embourgeoisé. | She doubts she became bourgeois. |
on | ait embourgeoisé | On préfère qu’on ait embourgeoisé. | We prefer it to have become bourgeois. |
nous | ayons embourgeoisé | Nous voulons que nous ayons embourgeoisé. | We want us to have become bourgeois. |
vous | ayez embourgeoisé | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez embourgeoisé. | It’s necessary for you to have become bourgeois. |
ils | aient embourgeoisé | Ils pensent qu’ils aient embourgeoisé. | They think they became bourgeois. |
elles | aient embourgeoisé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient embourgeoisé. | They hope they became bourgeois. |
Other Conjugations for Embourgeoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
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Embourgeoiser – 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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