Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Introduction to the verb brinquebaler
The English translation of the French verb brinquebaler is “to jostle” or “to shake”. It is pronounced “brank-buh-lay”.
The word brinquebaler has a French origin, derived from the words “brinque” meaning “toy” and “bale” meaning “to shake”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or uncertain events in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que je brinquebalasse la voiture pour la démarrer. (It was necessary for me to jostle the car to start it.)
- Nous avons craint que le bébé ne se soit brinquebalé dans son berceau. (We feared that the baby had jostled in his crib.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne brinquebalasses pas mes affaires sans ma permission. (I would have preferred if you didn’t shake my belongings without my permission.)
English translations:
- Il fallait que je brinquebalasse la voiture pour la démarrer. – It was necessary for me to jostle the car to start it.
- Nous avons craint que le bébé ne se soit brinquebalé dans son berceau. – We feared that the baby had jostled in his crib.
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne brinquebalasses pas mes affaires sans ma permission. – I would have preferred if you didn’t shake my belongings without my permission.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brinquebaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie brinquebalé | Je doute que j’aie brinquebalé. | I doubt that I swayed. |
tu | aies brinquebalé | Il faut que tu aies brinquebalé. | You must have swayed. |
il | ait brinquebalé | Il est possible qu’il ait brinquebalé. | It’s possible he swayed. |
elle | ait brinquebalé | Elle craint qu’elle ait brinquebalé. | She fears she swayed. |
on | ait brinquebalé | On veut qu’on ait brinquebalé. | We want it to have been swayed. |
nous | ayons brinquebalé | Espérons que nous ayons brinquebalé. | Let’s hope we swayed. |
vous | ayez brinquebalé | Il est important que vous ayez brinquebalé. | It’s important that you swayed. |
ils | aient brinquebalé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient brinquebalé. | They doubt they swayed. |
elles | aient brinquebalé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient brinquebalé. | They prefer they swayed. |
Other Conjugations for Brinquebaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
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Brinquebaler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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