Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Introduction to the verb affabuler
The English translation of the French verb affabuler is “to fabricate” or “to make up”.
In French, the infinitive form of affabuler is pronounced “ah-fah-byuh-ley”.
The word affabuler comes from the Latin verb affabulare, which means “to invent, fabricate, or tell a story”. It entered into French in the 16th century and has since evolved to its current meaning of “fabricate” or “make up”.
In everyday French, affabuler is often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express doubt or uncertainty about something. It is also used to express a hypothetical situation or something that may not be true.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense:
- Je doute qu’il affabule sur ses exploits. (I doubt that he is fabricating his exploits.)
- Il faut que tu arrêtes d’affabuler, la vérité finira par sortir. (You need to stop making things up, the truth will come out eventually.)
- Il est possible qu’elle affabule pour se faire remarquer. (It is possible that she is making things up to get attention.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of affabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affabule | Je crains qu’il n’affabule. | I fear he may invent. |
tu | affabules | Elle doute que tu affabules. | She doubts you invent. |
il | affabule | Il est possible qu’il affabule. | It’s possible he invents. |
elle | affabule | Elle veut qu’elle affabule. | She wants to invent. |
on | affabule | Il est important qu’on affabule. | It’s important we invent. |
nous | affabulions | Il est préférable que nous affabulions. | It’s preferable we invent. |
vous | affabuliez | Il est nécessaire que vous affabuliez. | It’s necessary you invent. |
ils | affabulent | Il est essentiel qu’ils affabulent. | It’s essential they invent. |
elles | affabulent | Il est crucial qu’elles affabulent. | It’s crucial they invent. |
Other Conjugations for Affabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
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Affabuler – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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