Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Introduction to the verb braver
The English translation of the French verb braver is “to brave” or “to dare.” It is pronounced “brah-vay” in its infinitive form.
The word braver comes from the Old French verb “braver” which means “to challenge” or “to defy.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of using braver in the Subjonctif Passé tense in everyday French:
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Il est peu probable qu’il ait bravé l’interdiction et soit entré dans le parc. (It is unlikely that he dared to defy the ban and entered the park.)
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Je ne crois pas qu’elle ait bravé ses peurs et ait sauté en parachute. (I don’t believe she dared to overcome her fears and jumped out of a plane.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez bravé les pronostics et remporté la course. (We would have liked for you to have defied the odds and won the race.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of braver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bravé | Je doute que j’aie bravé. | I doubt that I braved. |
tu | aies bravé | Il faut que tu aies bravé. | You must have braved. |
il | ait bravé | Il est possible qu’il ait bravé. | It’s possible he braved. |
elle | ait bravé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bravé. | She fears she braved. |
on | ait bravé | On veut qu’on ait bravé. | We want it to have been braved. |
nous | ayons bravé | Espérons que nous ayons bravé. | Let’s hope we braved. |
vous | ayez bravé | Il est important que vous ayez bravé. | It’s important that you braved. |
ils | aient bravé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bravé. | They doubt they braved. |
elles | aient bravé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bravé. | They prefer they braved. |
Other Conjugations for Braver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb braver
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Braver – 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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