Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Introduction to the verb boursouffler
The English translation of the French verb boursouffler is “to puff up” or “to swell up.” It is pronounced as “boo-rsoo-flay” with the infinitive form being “boursouffler.”
The word boursouffler comes from the Old French word “boursoufler,” which means “to swell up.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “bursa,” meaning “bag” or “purse,” and “sufflare,” meaning “to blow up.” In modern French, it is used to describe something or someone that is swollen or puffed up.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the Past Perfect tense in English, boursouffler is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’eus boursoufflé mes joues avant de sortir de la maison. (I had puffed up my cheeks before leaving the house.)
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Il eut boursoufflé sa poitrine pour montrer sa force. (He had puffed up his chest to show his strength.)
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Nous eûmes boursoufflé la bouteille de champagne avant le dessert. (We had puffed up the champagne bottle before dessert.)
In these sentences, boursouffler emphasizes the completion of the action before another past event. It is most often used in formal or literary contexts.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of boursouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse boursouflé | I had inflated/swollen |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses boursouflé | You had inflated/swollen |
il | il eût | Il eût boursouflé | He had inflated/swollen |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût boursouflé | She had inflated/swollen |
on | on eût | On eût boursouflé | One had inflated/swollen |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes boursouflé | We had inflated/swollen |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes boursouflé | You had inflated/swollen |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent boursouflé | They had inflated/swollen |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent boursouflé | They had inflated/swollen |
Other Conjugations for Boursouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
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Boursouffler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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