Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Introduction to the verb brouter
The English translation of the French verb brouter is “to graze” or “to browse.” It is pronounced as “broo-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word “brouter” comes from the Old French word “brouster,” which means “to browse on sprouts or buds.” It is derived from the Frankish word “brostan,” meaning “to bite off.” In everyday French, “brouter” is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that was supposed to have happened before another past action.
Examples of its usage in this tense in everyday French are:
- J’espérais que tu eusses brouté avant de partir. (I hoped that you had grazed before leaving.)
- Nous regrettions que les vaches eussent brouté toutes les fleurs. (We regretted that the cows had grazed all the flowers.)
- Il était surpris que les moutons eussent brouté jusqu’au bord de la rivière. (He was surprised that the sheep had grazed to the edge of the river.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of brouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse brouté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse brouté. | I wish I had grazed. |
tu | eusses brouté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses brouté. | I wish you had grazed. |
il | eût brouté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût brouté. | I wish he had grazed. |
elle | eût brouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût brouté. | I wish she had grazed. |
on | eût brouté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût brouté. | I wish one had grazed. |
nous | eussions brouté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions brouté. | I wish we had grazed. |
vous | eussiez brouté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez brouté. | I wish you had grazed. |
ils | eussent brouté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent brouté. | I wish they had grazed. |
elles | eussent brouté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent brouté. | I wish they had grazed. |
Other Conjugations for Brouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
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Brouter – 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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