Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Introduction to the verb fabuler
The English translation of the French verb fabuler is “to make up stories” or “to fabricate.” It is pronounced as “fa-byuh-lay.”
The word fabuler comes from the Latin word “fabula” which means “fable” or “story.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and originally meant “to write fables.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to invent or tell stories.”
In everyday French, fabuler is often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or doubt. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Il faut que tu fabules pour raconter une histoire aussi incroyable. (You must be making up to tell such an unbelievable story.)
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Je doute que cette histoire soit vraie. Ils ont sûrement fabulé pour s’en sortir. (I doubt this story is true. They probably fabricated it to get out of trouble.)
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Je suis sûr qu’il ne fabule pas, je l’ai vu de mes propres yeux. (I am sure he is not making up stories, I saw it with my own eyes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of fabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fabule | Je doute qu’il ne fabule pas. | I doubt he’s not fibbing. |
tu | fabules | Je souhaite que tu ne fabules pas. | I wish you wouldn’t fib. |
il | fabule | Il est étrange qu’il fabule. | It’s strange he’s fibbing. |
elle | fabule | Elle veut que j’elle fabule. | She wants her to fib. |
on | fabule | Il est possible qu’on fabule. | It’s possible we fib. |
nous | fabulions | Il est préférable que nous fabulions. | It’s preferable we fib. |
vous | fabuliez | Il est nécessaire que vous fabuliez. | It’s necessary you fib. |
ils | fabulent | Il est essentiel qu’ils fabulent. | It’s essential they fib. |
elles | fabulent | Il est crucial qu’elles fabulent. | It’s crucial they fib. |
Other Conjugations for Fabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
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Fabuler – 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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