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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