Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Introduction to the verb bourriquer
The English translation of the French verb bourriquer is “to blunder” or “to make a mistake.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-ee-kay.”
The origin of the word bourriquer is unclear, but it is believed to come from the Latin word “burrus” meaning “dark red” or “foolish.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il semble que j’aie bourriqué en ne vérifiant pas les instructions avant de commencer. (It seems that I made a mistake by not checking the instructions before starting.)
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Nous avons peur qu’ils aient bourriqué leur décision et qu’ils regrettent maintenant. (We are afraid that they made a mistake with their decision and now regret it.)
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Je suis contente que tu aies reconnu avoir bourriqué et que tu veuilles corriger ton erreur. (I am glad that you admitted to making a mistake and that you want to correct it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bourriquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bourriqué | Je doute que j’aie bourriqué. | I doubt that I have donkeyed. |
tu | aies bourriqué | Il faut que tu aies bourriqué. | You must have donkeyed. |
il | ait bourriqué | Il est possible qu’il ait bourriqué. | It’s possible he donkeyed. |
elle | ait bourriqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait bourriqué. | She fears she donkeyed. |
on | ait bourriqué | On veut qu’on ait bourriqué. | We want it to have been donkeyed. |
nous | ayons bourriqué | Espérons que nous ayons bourriqué. | Let’s hope we donkeyed. |
vous | ayez bourriqué | Il est important que vous ayez bourriqué. | It’s important that you donkeyed. |
ils | aient bourriqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bourriqué. | They doubt they donkeyed. |
elles | aient bourriqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bourriqué. | They prefer they donkeyed. |
Other Conjugations for Bourriquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
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Bourriquer – 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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