bifurquer

French

Etymology

A verb based on Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”).

Pronunciation

Verb

bifurquer

  1. to bifurcate (split in two)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bifurquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bifurquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bifurquant
/bi.fyʁ.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bifurqué
/bi.fyʁ.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bifurque
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurques
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurque
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurquons
/bi.fyʁ.kɔ̃/ 		bifurquez
/bi.fyʁ.ke/ 		bifurquent
/bi.fyʁk/
imperfect bifurquais
/bi.fyʁ.kɛ/ 		bifurquais
/bi.fyʁ.kɛ/ 		bifurquait
/bi.fyʁ.kɛ/ 		bifurquions
/bi.fyʁ.kjɔ̃/ 		bifurquiez
/bi.fyʁ.kje/ 		bifurquaient
/bi.fyʁ.kɛ/
past historic2 bifurquai
/bi.fyʁ.ke/ 		bifurquas
/bi.fyʁ.ka/ 		bifurqua
/bi.fyʁ.ka/ 		bifurquâmes
/bi.fyʁ.kam/ 		bifurquâtes
/bi.fyʁ.kat/ 		bifurquèrent
/bi.fyʁ.kɛʁ/
future bifurquerai
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁe/ 		bifurqueras
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁa/ 		bifurquera
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁa/ 		bifurquerons
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁɔ̃/ 		bifurquerez
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁe/ 		bifurqueront
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bifurquerais
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bifurquerais
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bifurquerait
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bifurquerions
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bifurqueriez
/bi.fyʁ.kə.ʁje/ 		bifurqueraient
/bi.fyʁ.kə.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 bifurque
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurques
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurque
/bi.fyʁk/ 		bifurquions
/bi.fyʁ.kjɔ̃/ 		bifurquiez
/bi.fyʁ.kje/ 		bifurquent
/bi.fyʁk/
imperfect2 bifurquasse
/bi.fyʁ.kas/ 		bifurquasses
/bi.fyʁ.kas/ 		bifurquât
/bi.fyʁ.ka/ 		bifurquassions
/bi.fyʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		bifurquassiez
/bi.fyʁ.ka.sje/ 		bifurquassent
/bi.fyʁ.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bifurque
/bi.fyʁk/ 		— bifurquons
/bi.fyʁ.kɔ̃/ 		bifurquez
/bi.fyʁ.ke/ 		—
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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