Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Introduction to the verb bourder
The English translation of the French verb bourder is “to joke around” or “to tease”. It is pronounced as “boor-dé”.
The word bourder comes from the Old French word “bordier”, meaning “one who makes jokes”. It is derived from the Latin word “burrus”, meaning “red” or “joking”. In everyday French, bourder is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Three simple examples of bourder being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Ils auraient bourdé toute la soirée si je n’étais pas parti. (They would have joked around all night if I hadn’t left.)
- J’aurais préféré qu’ils ne bourdent pas pendant la réunion. (I would have preferred if they didn’t joke around during the meeting.)
- Il est possible qu’il ait bourdé pour essayer de me faire rire. (It’s possible that he joked around to make me laugh.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bourder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bourdé | Je doute que j’aie bourdé. | I doubt that I blundered. |
tu | aies bourdé | Il est important que tu aies bourdé. | It’s important that you blundered. |
il | ait bourdé | Il est possible qu’il ait bourdé. | It’s possible he blundered. |
elle | ait bourdé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bourdé. | She fears she blundered. |
on | ait bourdé | On espère qu’on ait bourdé. | We hope we blundered. |
nous | ayons bourdé | Il est probable que nous ayons bourdé. | It’s probable that we blundered. |
vous | ayez bourdé | Espérons que vous ayez bourdé. | Let’s hope you blundered. |
ils | aient bourdé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bourdé. | They doubt they blundered. |
elles | aient bourdé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bourdé. | They prefer they blundered. |
Other Conjugations for Bourder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
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Bourder – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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