Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Introduction to the verb bredouiller
The English translation of the French verb bredouiller is “to mumble” or “to stammer.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “breh-doo-yay.”
The language origin of bredouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “bredouil,” which meant to mutter or babble. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Elle avait bredouillé quelques mots avant de se reprendre. (She had mumbled a few words before catching herself.)
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J’avais peur de bégayer et de bredouiller devant la classe. (I was afraid of stuttering and stammering in front of the class.)
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Il était tellement nerveux qu’il a bredouillé toutes ses excuses. (He was so nervous that he mumbled all his apologies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bredouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bredouillé | Je pense que j’aurais eusse bredouillé. | I think I would have stammered. |
tu | eusses bredouillé | Tu penses que tu eusses bredouillé. | You think you would have stammered. |
il | eût bredouillé | Il pense qu’il eût bredouillé. | He thinks he would have stammered. |
elle | eût bredouillé | Elle pense qu’elle eût bredouillé. | She thinks she would have stammered. |
on | eût bredouillé | On pense qu’on eût bredouillé. | One thinks one would have stammered. |
nous | eussions bredouillé | Nous pensons que nous eussions bredouillé. | We think we would have stammered. |
vous | eussiez bredouillé | Vous pensez que vous eussiez bredouillé. | You think you would have stammered. |
ils | eussent bredouillé | Ils pensent qu’ils eussent bredouillé. | They think they would have stammered. |
elles | eussent bredouillé | Elles pensent qu’elles eussent bredouillé. | They think they would have stammered. |
Other Conjugations for Bredouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
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Bredouiller – 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
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