Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Introduction to the verb bourder
The English translation of the French verb bourder is “to joke around” or “to tease.” It is pronounced “boor-day” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word bourder can be traced back to the Old French word “bord,” meaning “edge” or “boundary.” Over time, it evolved to refer to playful or joking actions that push the boundaries.
In everyday French, bourder is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express hypothetical or unreal actions in the past. This tense is formed using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of bourder (bourdé).
Here are three examples of bourder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas bourdé pendant la réunion. (I wish you hadn’t joked around during the meeting.)
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Elle m’a dit qu’elle aurait été vexée si je l’avais bourdée. (She told me she would have been offended if I had joked around with her.)
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Si vous aviez bourdé moins souvent, vous n’auriez pas été renvoyé. (If you hadn’t joked around so much, you wouldn’t have been fired.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bourder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bourdé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bourdé. | I wish I had spoken. |
tu | eusses bourdé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bourdé. | I wish you had spoken. |
il | eût bourdé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bourdé. | I wish he had spoken. |
elle | eût bourdé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bourdé. | I wish she had spoken. |
on | eût bourdé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bourdé. | I wish one had spoken. |
nous | eussions bourdé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bourdé. | I wish we had spoken. |
vous | eussiez bourdé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bourdé. | I wish you had spoken. |
ils | eussent bourdé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bourdé. | I wish they had spoken. |
elles | eussent bourdé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bourdé. | I wish they had spoken. |
Other Conjugations for Bourder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
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Bourder – 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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