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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