Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Introduction to the verb bafouiller
The English translation of the French verb bafouiller is “to stammer” or “to mumble.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “bah-foo-yay.”
The word bafouiller comes from the Old French word “bafoi,” which means “to stammer” or “to mumble.” It is believed to be derived from the Latin word “balbus,” meaning “stammering.” In everyday French, bafouiller is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses an action that may or may not have happened in the past.
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie bafouillé quelque chose pendant la réunion. (I must have stammered something during the meeting.)
- Je doute qu’il ait bafouillé l’excuse qu’il m’a donnée. (I doubt that he mumbled the excuse he gave me.)
- Nous sommes arrivés en retard parce que le chauffeur a bafouillé les directions. (We arrived late because the driver mumbled the directions.)
English translations:
- I must have stammered something during the meeting.
- I doubt that he mumbled the excuse he gave me.
- We arrived late because the driver mumbled the directions.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bafouillé | Je doute que j’aie bafouillé. | I doubt that I babbled. |
tu | aies bafouillé | Il faut que tu aies bafouillé. | You must have babbled. |
il | ait bafouillé | Il est possible qu’il ait bafouillé. | It’s possible he babbled. |
elle | ait bafouillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bafouillé. | She fears she babbled. |
on | ait bafouillé | On veut qu’on ait bafouillé. | We want it to have been babbled. |
nous | ayons bafouillé | Espérons que nous ayons bafouillé. | Let’s hope we babbled. |
vous | ayez bafouillé | Il est important que vous ayez bafouillé. | It’s important that you babbled. |
ils | aient bafouillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bafouillé. | They doubt they babbled. |
elles | aient bafouillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bafouillé. | They prefer they babbled. |
Other Conjugations for Bafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
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Bafouiller – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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