Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Introduction to the verb brinquebaler
The English translation of the French verb brinquebaler is “to jostle, to shake, to toss around.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bran-keh-bah-lay.”
The word brinquebaler is derived from the combination of the French words “brinque” meaning “toy, plaything” and “bale” meaning “to shake.” It first appeared in the French language in the 18th century.
In everyday French, brinquebaler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that has already happened in the past, but is seen as hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of brinquebaler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’espérais que tu n’aies pas été brinquebalé par les secousses du train. (I hoped you hadn’t been jostled by the train’s vibrations.)
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Il souhaitait que le bébé ne se soit pas fait brinquebaler dans la poussette. (He wished the baby hadn’t been tossed around in the stroller.)
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Ils auraient aimé que leurs affaires ne se fussent pas brinquebalées pendant le voyage. (They would have liked their belongings not to have been shaken during the trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of brinquebaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse brinquebalé. | I wish I had wobbled. |
tu | eusses brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses brinquebalé. | I wish you had wobbled. |
il | eût brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût brinquebalé. | I wish he had wobbled. |
elle | eût brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût brinquebalé. | I wish she had wobbled. |
on | eût brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût brinquebalé. | I wish one had wobbled. |
nous | eussions brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions brinquebalé. | I wish we had wobbled. |
vous | eussiez brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez brinquebalé. | I wish you had wobbled. |
ils | eussent brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent brinquebalé. | I wish they had wobbled. |
elles | eussent brinquebalé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent brinquebalé. | I wish they had wobbled. |
Other Conjugations for Brinquebaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brinquebaler
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Brinquebaler – 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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