barbifier

French

Etymology

From barbe (“beard”) +‎ -ifier.

Pronunciation
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Verb

barbifier

  1. to shave (someone's) beard, to barb
  2. to bore to death

Conjugation
Conjugation of barbifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple barbifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple barbifiant
/baʁ.bi.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle barbifié
/baʁ.bi.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present barbifie
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifies
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifie
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifions
/baʁ.bi.fjɔ̃/		 barbifiez
/baʁ.bi.fje/		 barbifient
/baʁ.bi.fi/
imperfect barbifiais
/baʁ.bi.fjɛ/		 barbifiais
/baʁ.bi.fjɛ/		 barbifiait
/baʁ.bi.fjɛ/		 barbifiions
/baʁ.bi.fi.jɔ̃/		 barbifiiez
/baʁ.bi.fi.je/		 barbifiaient
/baʁ.bi.fjɛ/
past historic2 barbifiai
/baʁ.bi.fje/		 barbifias
/baʁ.bi.fja/		 barbifia
/baʁ.bi.fja/		 barbifiâmes
/baʁ.bi.fjam/		 barbifiâtes
/baʁ.bi.fjat/		 barbifièrent
/baʁ.bi.fjɛʁ/
future barbifierai
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁe/		 barbifieras
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁa/		 barbifiera
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁa/		 barbifierons
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 barbifierez
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁe/		 barbifieront
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional barbifierais
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɛ/		 barbifierais
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɛ/		 barbifierait
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɛ/		 barbifierions
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 barbifieriez
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁje/		 barbifieraient
/baʁ.bi.fi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present barbifie
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifies
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifie
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 barbifiions
/baʁ.bi.fi.jɔ̃/		 barbifiiez
/baʁ.bi.fi.je/		 barbifient
/baʁ.bi.fi/
imperfect2 barbifiasse
/baʁ.bi.fjas/		 barbifiasses
/baʁ.bi.fjas/		 barbifiât
/baʁ.bi.fja/		 barbifiassions
/baʁ.bi.fja.sjɔ̃/		 barbifiassiez
/baʁ.bi.fja.sje/		 barbifiassent
/baʁ.bi.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — barbifie
/baʁ.bi.fi/		 — barbifions
/baʁ.bi.fjɔ̃/		 barbifiez
/baʁ.bi.fje/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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