Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Introduction to the verb bêtifier
The English translation of the French verb bêtifier is “to make foolish” or “to act foolishly.” It is pronounced as “bay-tee-fee-yay.”
The verb bêtifier comes from the French word “bête,” meaning foolish or silly. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of bêtifier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’avais peur qu’il eût bêtifié mon plan. (I was afraid that he had made my plan foolish.)
- Il était déçu qu’elle eût bêtifié leurs projets. (He was disappointed that she had made their plans silly.)
- Nous craignions qu’ils eussent bêtifié notre idée. (We were afraid that they had made our idea foolish.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bêtifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bêtifié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bêtifié. | I wish I had bêtified. |
tu | eusses bêtifié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bêtifié. | I wish you had bêtified. |
il | eût bêtifié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bêtifié. | I wish he had bêtified. |
elle | eût bêtifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bêtifié. | I wish she had bêtified. |
on | eût bêtifié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bêtifié. | I wish one had bêtified. |
nous | eussions bêtifié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bêtifié. | I wish we had bêtified. |
vous | eussiez bêtifié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bêtifié. | I wish you had bêtified. |
ils | eussent bêtifié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bêtifié. | I wish they had bêtified. |
elles | eussent bêtifié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bêtifié. | I wish they had bêtified. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
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Bêtifier – 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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