Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Introduction to the verb bornoyer
The English translation of the French verb bornoyer is to squint or to look askance. It is pronounced as bohr-nwah-yay in its infinitive form.
The word bornoyer comes from the Old French word burnoier, which means “to scrutinize” or “to observe closely.” It is derived from the word borgne, which means “one-eyed” or “blind in one eye.”
In everyday French, bornoyer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
- Je bornoyerais si je pouvais mieux voir. (I would squint if I could see better.)
- Tu bornoyerais devant un tel spectacle. (You would squint in front of such a spectacle.)
- Il bornoyerait pour mieux comprendre. (He would squint to better understand.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bornoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bornoyerais | Je bornoyerais avec plaisir. | I would wink with pleasure. |
tu | bornoyerais | Tu bornoyerais trop souvent. | You would wink too often. |
il | bornoyerait | Il bornoyerait pour séduire. | He would wink to seduce. |
elle | bornoyerait | Elle bornoyerait en secret. | She would wink in secret. |
on | bornoyerait | On bornoyerait en cachette. | One would wink in secret. |
nous | bornoyerions | Nous bornoyerions en public. | We would wink in public. |
vous | bornoyeriez | Vous bornoyeriez volontiers. | You would wink willingly. |
ils | bornoyeraient | Ils bornoyeraient sans gêne. | They would wink shamelessly. |
elles | bornoyeraient | Elles bornoyeraient souvent. | They would wink often. |
Other Conjugations for Bornoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bornoyer
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Bornoyer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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