Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Introduction to the verb bourriquer
The English translation of bourriquer is “to bungle” or “to mess up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “boh-ree-kay.”
The word bourriquer comes from the French word “bourrique,” meaning donkey. In its original sense, it referred to clumsiness or stupidity, similar to the way we use the phrase “don’t be a jackass” in English. Over time, the verb bourriquer has come to mean making a mistake or messing something up.
In everyday French, bourriquer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a regret or a hypothetical situation in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage with English translations:
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J’avais peur que tu aies bourriqué le gâteau. (I was afraid you had messed up the cake.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons bourriqué les plans pour qu’ils soient si compliqués. (We must have messed up the plans for them to be so complicated.)
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Je regrettais que tu eusses bourriqué notre voyage en oubliant les billets d’avion. (I regretted that you had messed up our trip by forgetting the plane tickets.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bourriquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bourriqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bourriqué. | I wish I had behaved like a donkey. |
tu | eusses bourriqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bourriqué. | I wish you had behaved like a donkey. |
il | eût bourriqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bourriqué. | I wish he had behaved like a donkey. |
elle | eût bourriqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bourriqué. | I wish she had behaved like a donkey. |
on | eût bourriqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bourriqué. | I wish one had behaved like a donkey. |
nous | eussions bourriqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bourriqué. | I wish we had behaved like donkeys. |
vous | eussiez bourriqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bourriqué. | I wish you had behaved like donkeys. |
ils | eussent bourriqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bourriqué. | I wish they had behaved like donkeys. |
elles | eussent bourriqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bourriqué. | I wish they had behaved like donkeys. |
Other Conjugations for Bourriquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
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Bourriquer – 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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