Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Introduction to the verb brifer
The English translation of the French verb brifer is “to bribe.” It is pronounced “bree-FAY.”
Brifer comes from the Old French word “bribe,” meaning a piece of bread. It evolved to mean a lump of money given as a reward or tip, which eventually led to the modern meaning of bribing someone with money.
In everyday French, brifer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense when talking about actions that are uncertain or hypothetical. It expresses the idea of someone trying to influence a decision or outcome by offering money.
Examples:
- Je doute que le politicien brife les juges pour gagner son procès. (I doubt that the politician is bribing the judges to win his trial.)
- Il est possible que le patron brife ses employés pour obtenir leur silence. (It’s possible that the boss is bribing his employees to keep them quiet.)
- Nous préférons que tu ne brifes pas le douanier pour passer la frontière. (We prefer that you don’t bribe the customs officer to cross the border.)
English translations:
- I doubt that the politician is bribing the judges to win his trial.
- It’s possible that the boss is bribing his employees to keep them quiet.
- We prefer that you don’t bribe the customs officer to cross the border.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of brifer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | brife | Je ne pense pas que je brife. | I don’t think I brief. |
tu | brifes | Je doute que tu brifes. | I doubt you brief. |
il | brife | Il est important qu’il brife. | It’s important he briefs. |
elle | brife | Elle veut que j’elle brife. | She wants her to brief. |
on | brife | Il est possible qu’on brife. | It’s possible we brief. |
nous | briefions | Il est préférable que nous briefions. | It’s preferable we brief. |
vous | briefiez | Il est nécessaire que vous briefiez. | It’s necessary you brief. |
ils | briefent | Il est essentiel qu’ils briefent. | It’s essential they brief. |
elles | briefent | Il est crucial qu’elles briefent. | It’s crucial they brief. |
Other Conjugations for Brifer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
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Brifer – 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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