Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Introduction to the verb boursoufler
The English translation of the French verb boursoufler is “to swell” or “to puff up”. It is pronounced as “boor-soo-flay” in its infinitive form.
Boursoufler is a derivative of boursoufle, which comes from the Old French word borsufler meaning “to puff up”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or possibility, and is often accompanied by the conjunction que.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense with their English translations:
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Il faut que je boursoufle mes poumons pour jouer de la trompette. (I need to swell my lungs up to play the trumpet.)
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Je souhaite que tu boursoufl es ton CV avec tes compétences. (I wish for you to puff up your resume with your skills.)
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On voudrait que cette bulle boursoufle et éclate. (We would like for this bubble to swell up and burst.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of boursoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boursouffle | Je suis content que je boursouffle. | I am happy that I puff up. |
tu | boursouffles | Il est possible que tu boursouffles. | It’s possible that you puff up. |
il | boursouffle | Il est important qu’il boursouffle. | It’s important that he puffs up. |
elle | boursouffle | Elle préfère que j’elle boursouffle. | She prefers her to puff up. |
on | boursouffle | Il est nécessaire qu’on boursouffle. | It’s necessary we puff up. |
nous | boursoufflions | Il est bon que nous boursoufflions. | It’s good that we puff up. |
vous | boursouffliez | Il est préférable que vous boursouffliez. | It’s preferable that you puff up. |
ils | boursoufflent | Il est crucial qu’ils boursoufflent. | It’s crucial that they puff up. |
elles | boursoufflent | Il est essentiel qu’elles boursoufflent. | It’s essential that they puff up. |
Other Conjugations for Boursoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
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Boursoufler – 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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