Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Introduction to the verb barboter
The English translation of the French verb barboter is “to splash around/to paddle”. The infinitive form is pronounced “bar-boh-tay”.
The language origin of barboter can be traced back to the Old French word “barbouiller” which meant “to muddy” or “to sully”. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of making a splashing or paddling motion, similar to the way mud is stirred up in water.
In everyday French, barboter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a wish, doubt, or possibility in the past. It is typically used after certain trigger phrases such as “il est possible que” (it’s possible that), “je doute que” (I doubt that), or “je souhaite que” (I wish that).
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Il est possible que nous ayons barboté dans la piscine toute la journée. (It’s possible that we splashed around in the pool all day.)
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Je doute que tu aies barboté dans la boue avec tes nouveaux vêtements. (I doubt that you splashed around in the mud with your new clothes.)
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Je souhaitais que vous ayez barboté avec moi dans l’océan. (I wished that you had splashed around with me in the ocean.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of barboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie barboté | Je doute que j’aie barboté. | I doubt that I splashed around. |
tu | aies barboté | Il faut que tu aies barboté. | You must have splashed around. |
il | ait barboté | Il est possible qu’il ait barboté. | It’s possible he splashed around. |
elle | ait barboté | Elle craint qu’elle ait barboté. | She fears she splashed around. |
on | ait barboté | On veut qu’on ait barboté. | We want it to have been splashed around. |
nous | ayons barboté | Espérons que nous ayons barboté. | Let’s hope we splashed around. |
vous | ayez barboté | Il est important que vous ayez barboté. | It’s important that you splashed around. |
ils | aient barboté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient barboté. | They doubt they splashed around. |
elles | aient barboté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient barboté. | They prefer they splashed around. |
Other Conjugations for Barboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
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Barboter – 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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