Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Introduction to the verb bêtifier
The English translation of the French verb bêtifier is “to make silly/foolish.” It is pronounced as “beh-tee-fee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word bêtifier comes from the French noun “bêtise” which means foolishness or stupidity. The suffix “-ifier” is added to the noun to form the verb, which in this case gives the meaning of “to make something foolish.”
In everyday French, bêtifier is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened. It is often used in a humorous or sarcastic way to describe someone or something’s foolish behavior or actions.
Examples:
- Il faut que je bêtifie mon ami pour qu’il se mette à danser. (I need to make my friend silly so he starts dancing.)
- J’espère que tu n’as pas bêtifié ta présentation lors du colloque. (I hope you didn’t make your presentation foolish during the conference.)
- Nous sommes arrivés trop tard, la fête était déjà bêtifiée. (We arrived too late, the party was already made silly/funny.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bêtifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bêtifié | Je doute que j’aie bêtifié. | I doubt that I have foolishly acted. |
tu | aies bêtifié | Il faut que tu aies bêtifié. | You must have acted foolishly. |
il | ait bêtifié | Il est possible qu’il ait bêtifié. | It’s possible he acted foolishly. |
elle | ait bêtifié | Elle craint qu’elle ait bêtifié. | She fears she acted foolishly. |
on | ait bêtifié | On veut qu’on ait bêtifié. | We want it to have been foolishly acted. |
nous | ayons bêtifié | Espérons que nous ayons bêtifié. | Let’s hope we acted foolishly. |
vous | ayez bêtifié | Il est important que vous ayez bêtifié. | It’s important that you acted foolishly. |
ils | aient bêtifié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bêtifié. | They doubt they acted foolishly. |
elles | aient bêtifié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bêtifié. | They prefer they acted foolishly. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
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Bêtifier – 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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