Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Introduction to the verb brimbaler
The English translation of the French verb brimbaler is “to sway” or “to wobble.” The infinitive form, brimbaler, is pronounced [bʁɛ̃ba.le].
The origin of the word brimbaler is uncertain, but it is believed to derive from a blend of the words “brin,” meaning “twig,” and “bâiller,” meaning “to gape” or “to yawn.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a possibility or uncertainty in the past.
Example 1: J’espère qu’elle ne m’a pas vu brimbaler sur mes talons. (I hope she didn’t see me wobbling on my heels.)
Example 2: Il faut que tu aies brimbalé pendant cette tempête. (You must have swayed during that storm.)
Example 3: Nous avons peur que le bateau ait brimbalé sur les vagues. (We are afraid the boat may have swayed on the waves.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a possibility or uncertainty in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brimbaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie brimbalé | Je doute que j’aie brimbalé. | I doubt that I cradled. |
tu | aies brimbalé | Il faut que tu aies brimbalé. | You must have cradled. |
il | ait brimbalé | Il est possible qu’il ait brimbalé. | It’s possible he cradled. |
elle | ait brimbalé | Elle craint qu’elle ait brimbalé. | She fears she cradled. |
on | ait brimbalé | On veut qu’on ait brimbalé. | We want it to have been cradled. |
nous | ayons brimbalé | Espérons que nous ayons brimbalé. | Let’s hope we cradled. |
vous | ayez brimbalé | Il est important que vous ayez brimbalé. | It’s important that you cradled. |
ils | aient brimbalé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient brimbalé. | They doubt they cradled. |
elles | aient brimbalé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient brimbalé. | They prefer they cradled. |
Other Conjugations for Brimbaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brimbaler
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Brimbaler – 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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