Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Introduction to the verb bouffonner
The English translation of the French verb bouffonner is “to clown around” or “to act foolishly.” It is pronounced “boo-fo-nay.”
The word bouffonner comes from the French noun “bouffon,” which means “jester” or “fool.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Nous aurions dû arrêter de bouffonner avant qu’il ne pleuve. (We should have stopped clowning around before it started raining.)
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Il aurait été plus sage de ne pas bouffonner pendant la réunion. (It would have been wiser not to act foolishly during the meeting.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu ne bouffonnes pas devant mes parents. (I wish you hadn’t clowned around in front of my parents.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bouffonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bouffonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bouffonné. | I wish I had joked. |
tu | eusses bouffonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bouffonné. | I wish you had joked. |
il | eût bouffonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bouffonné. | I wish he had joked. |
elle | eût bouffonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bouffonné. | I wish she had joked. |
on | eût bouffonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bouffonné. | I wish one had joked. |
nous | eussions bouffonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bouffonné. | I wish we had joked. |
vous | eussiez bouffonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bouffonné. | I wish you had joked. |
ils | eussent bouffonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bouffonné. | I wish they had joked. |
elles | eussent bouffonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bouffonné. | I wish they had joked. |
Other Conjugations for Bouffonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
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Bouffonner – 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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