Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Introduction to the verb baragouiner
The English translation of the French verb baragouiner is “to babble” or “to mumble.” It is pronounced bah-rah-goo-ee-nay.
Baragouiner comes from the French word “baragouin,” meaning “gibberish” or “nonsense.” Its origin can be traced back to the Old French word “baragouin” meaning “a language spoken poorly or with difficulty.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone speaking incoherently or with a thick accent.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, baragouiner is used to express a past hypothetical or unreal action. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que je baragouinasse pour me faire comprendre en anglais. (I had to mumble to make myself understood in English.)
- J’aurais préféré qu’il ne baragouinât pas pendant le film. (I would have preferred if he didn’t babble during the movie.)
- Elle m’a dit qu’elle aurait aimé que je ne baragouinasse pas autant lors de la réunion. (She told me she would have liked it if I didn’t mumble so much during the meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of baragouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse baragouiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse baragouiné. | I wish I had babbled. |
tu | eusses baragouiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses baragouiné. | I wish you had babbled. |
il | eût baragouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût baragouiné. | I wish he had babbled. |
elle | eût baragouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût baragouiné. | I wish she had babbled. |
on | eût baragouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût baragouiné. | I wish one had babbled. |
nous | eussions baragouiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions baragouiné. | I wish we had babbled. |
vous | eussiez baragouiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez baragouiné. | I wish you had babbled. |
ils | eussent baragouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent baragouiné. | I wish they had babbled. |
elles | eussent baragouiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent baragouiné. | I wish they had babbled. |
Other Conjugations for Baragouiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baragouiner
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Baragouiner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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