L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Introduction to the verb bouffonner
The English translation of the French verb bouffonner is “to clown around” or “to act like a jester”. The infinitive form of bouffonner is pronounced as “boo-fon-nay”.
Bouffonner comes from the Old French word “bouffon” which means “jester” or “buffoon”. It is derived from the Italian word “buffone” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, bouffonner is often used to describe someone who is acting silly or behaving like a clown.
Here are three examples of its usage in L’infinitif Présent tense:
- Arrête de bouffonner devant les invités, tu es ridicule. (Stop clowning around in front of the guests, you look ridiculous.)
- Les enfants adorent bouffonner et faire rire leurs parents. (Children love to clown around and make their parents laugh.)
- Ne bouffonne pas trop pendant la réunion, on doit rester sérieux. (Don’t clown around too much during the meeting, we need to be serious.)
English translations:
- Stop clowning around.
- Children love clowning around.
- Don’t clown around too much.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of bouffonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bouffonne | Je bouffonne souvent. | I often fool around. |
tu | bouffonnes | Tu bouffonnes en classe. | You clown around in class. |
il | bouffonne | Il bouffonne maladroitement. | He foolishly clowns around. |
elle | bouffonne | Elle bouffonne avec ses amis. | She jokes around with her friends. |
on | bouffonne | On bouffonne pendant les soirées. | We clown around during parties. |
nous | bouffonnons | Nous bouffonnons au parc. | We clown around at the park. |
vous | bouffonnez | Vous bouffonnez souvent. | You often joke around. |
ils | bouffonnent | Ils bouffonnent en public. | They clown around in public. |
elles | bouffonnent | Elles bouffonnent à la maison. | They joke around at home. |
Other Conjugations for Bouffonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner (this article)
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Bouffonner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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