Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Introduction to the verb brailler
The English translation of the French verb brailler is “to bawl” or “to cry loudly.” It is pronounced as “bray-yay.”
The word brailler comes from the Old French word “braillier” which means “to shout” or “to cry out.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il est possible que tu aies braillé toute la nuit. (It is possible that you cried loudly all night.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait braillé à son mariage. (I doubt that she bawled at her wedding.)
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J’espère que nous n’avons pas trop braillé pendant le film. (I hope we didn’t cry too loudly during the movie.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie braillé | J’ai peur que j’aie braillé. | I’m afraid I cried. |
tu | aies braillé | Il est possible que tu aies braillé. | It’s possible you cried. |
il | ait braillé | Il faut qu’il ait braillé. | He must have cried. |
elle | ait braillé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait braillé. | She prefers she cried. |
on | ait braillé | On voudrait qu’on ait braillé. | We would like it to have been cried. |
nous | ayons braillé | Il est nécessaire que nous ayons braillé. | It’s necessary that we cried. |
vous | ayez braillé | Il est essentiel que vous ayez braillé. | It’s essential that you cried. |
ils | aient braillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient braillé. | They doubt they cried. |
elles | aient braillé | Elles croient qu’elles aient braillé. | They believe they cried. |
Other Conjugations for Brailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brailler
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Brailler – 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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