Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Introduction to the verb brayer
The English translation of the French verb brayer is “to bray” or “to bellow.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bray-eh.”
The word brayer comes from the Old French word braire, meaning “to bellow.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of brayer being used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il voulait que je brayasse toute la nuit. (He wanted me to bray all night long.)
- Je ne croyais pas qu’il brayât si fort. (I didn’t believe he was bellowing so loudly.)
- Elle avait peur que les ânes brayassent pendant son discours. (She was afraid that the donkeys would bray during her speech.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of brayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | brayasse | Si j’étais un âne, je brayasse tout le temps. | If I were a donkey, I would bray all the time. |
tu | brayasses | Si tu étais un cheval, tu brayasses plus fort. | If you were a horse, you would bray louder. |
il | brayât | Il serait drôle si il brayât comme un âne. | It would be funny if he brayed like a donkey. |
elle | brayât | Elle serait bizarre si elle brayât comme un âne. | She would be strange if she brayed like a donkey. |
on | brayât | Si on brayât trop, on ferait mal aux oreilles. | If one brayed too much, it would hurt the ears. |
nous | brayassions | Si nous brayassions ensemble, on se sentirait bête. | If we brayed together, we would feel silly. |
vous | brayassiez | Si vous brayassiez moins fort, vous passeriez mieux inaperçu. | If you brayed less loudly, you would blend in better. |
ils | brayassent | S’ils brayassent tous comme ça, on irait tous à l’asile. | If they all brayed like that, we would all go to the asylum. |
elles | brayassent | Si elles brayassent en harmonie, ça serait vraiment bizarre. | If they brayed in harmony, it would be really strange. |
Other Conjugations for Brayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brayer
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Brayer – 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
Summary
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