bonifier

French

Etymology

Either from bon +‎ -ifier or from Latin bonificare

Pronunciation
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Verb

bonifier

  1. to improve
    Synonym: améliorer
    Le bordeaux se bonifie avec le temps.
    Bordeaux improves with time.

Conjugation
Conjugation of bonifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bonifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bonifiant
/bɔ.ni.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bonifié
/bɔ.ni.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present bonifie
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifies
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifie
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifions
/bɔ.ni.fjɔ̃/		 bonifiez
/bɔ.ni.fje/		 bonifient
/bɔ.ni.fi/
imperfect bonifiais
/bɔ.ni.fjɛ/		 bonifiais
/bɔ.ni.fjɛ/		 bonifiait
/bɔ.ni.fjɛ/		 bonifiions
/bɔ.ni.fi.jɔ̃/		 bonifiiez
/bɔ.ni.fi.je/		 bonifiaient
/bɔ.ni.fjɛ/
past historic2 bonifiai
/bɔ.ni.fje/		 bonifias
/bɔ.ni.fja/		 bonifia
/bɔ.ni.fja/		 bonifiâmes
/bɔ.ni.fjam/		 bonifiâtes
/bɔ.ni.fjat/		 bonifièrent
/bɔ.ni.fjɛʁ/
future bonifierai
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁe/		 bonifieras
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁa/		 bonifiera
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁa/		 bonifierons
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 bonifierez
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁe/		 bonifieront
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bonifierais
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁɛ/		 bonifierais
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁɛ/		 bonifierait
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁɛ/		 bonifierions
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 bonifieriez
/bɔ.ni.fi.ʁje/		 bonifieraient
/bɔ.ni.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 bonifie
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifies
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifie
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 bonifiions
/bɔ.ni.fi.jɔ̃/		 bonifiiez
/bɔ.ni.fi.je/		 bonifient
/bɔ.ni.fi/
imperfect2 bonifiasse
/bɔ.ni.fjas/		 bonifiasses
/bɔ.ni.fjas/		 bonifiât
/bɔ.ni.fja/		 bonifiassions
/bɔ.ni.fja.sjɔ̃/		 bonifiassiez
/bɔ.ni.fja.sje/		 bonifiassent
/bɔ.ni.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bonifie
/bɔ.ni.fi/		 — bonifions
/bɔ.ni.fjɔ̃/		 bonifiez
/bɔ.ni.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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