Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Introduction to the verb brocarder
The English translation of the French verb brocarder is “to mock” or “to ridicule.” It is pronounced as “bro-car-dey.”
The word brocarder ultimately comes from the Old French word “brocard,” meaning “mockery” or “satire.” It is derived from the Latin word “brocardum,” which was a type of legal aphorism or maxim. In everyday French, brocarder is often used in a figurative sense, to mock or make fun of someone or something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, brocarder is conjugated as “que j’eusse brocardé,” meaning “that I had mocked.” Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il était temps que j’eusse brocardé son comportement ridicule. (It was time for me to have mocked his ridiculous behavior.)
- Nous aurions aimé qu’il eût brocardé notre patron devant toute l’équipe. (We would have liked for him to have mocked our boss in front of the whole team.)
- Elle était triste qu’ils eussent brocardé sa nouvelle robe. (She was sad that they had mocked her new dress.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of brocarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse brocardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse brocardé. | I wish I had ridiculed. |
tu | eusses brocardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses brocardé. | I wish you had ridiculed. |
il | eût brocardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût brocardé. | I wish he had ridiculed. |
elle | eût brocardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût brocardé. | I wish she had ridiculed. |
on | eût brocardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût brocardé. | I wish one had ridiculed. |
nous | eussions brocardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions brocardé. | I wish we had ridiculed. |
vous | eussiez brocardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez brocardé. | I wish you had ridiculed. |
ils | eussent brocardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent brocardé. | I wish they had ridiculed. |
elles | eussent brocardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent brocardé. | I wish they had ridiculed. |
Other Conjugations for Brocarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocarder
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Brocarder – 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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