Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Introduction to the verb barguigner
The English translation of the French verb barguigner is “to haggle” or “to bargain”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “bar-geen-yay”.
The language origin of barguigner can be traced back to the Old French word “bargaignier”, which meant “to haggle” or “to barter”. It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a verb tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je barguignasse pour obtenir un meilleur prix. (I had to haggle to get a better price.)
- Nous cherchions un compromis mais il ne voulait pas barguigner. (We were trying to find a compromise but he didn’t want to bargain.)
- Si tu n’avais pas barguigné, nous n’aurions pas eu cette remise. (If you hadn’t haggled, we wouldn’t have gotten this discount.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of barguigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | barguignasse | Je voudrais que je ne barguignasse pas tant. | I wish I didn’t hesitate so much. |
tu | barguignasses | Il faut que tu ne barguignasses pas autant. | You mustn’t hesitate so much. |
il | barguignât | Il est important qu’il ne barguignât pas trop. | It is important that he doesn’t hesitate too much. |
elle | barguignât | Il est essentiel qu’elle ne barguignât pas trop. | It is essential that she doesn’t hesitate too much. |
on | barguignât | Il faut que l’on ne barguignât pas trop souvent. | We mustn’t hesitate too often. |
nous | barguignassions | Nous voudrions que nous ne barguignassions pas autant. | We wish we didn’t hesitate so much. |
vous | barguignassiez | Il est important que vous ne barguignassiez pas autant. | It is important that you don’t hesitate so much. |
ils | barguignassent | Il est nécessaire qu’ils ne barguignassent pas trop. | It is necessary that they don’t hesitate too much. |
elles | barguignassent | Il est important qu’elles ne barguignassent pas trop souvent. | It is important that they don’t hesitate too often. |
Other Conjugations for Barguigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
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Barguigner – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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