Definify.com
Definition 2025
brocher
brocher
French
Verb
brocher
Conjugation
  Conjugation of brocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brocher | avoir broché | |||||
| gerund | en brochant | en ayant broché | |||||
| present participle |  brochant /bʁɔ.ʃɑ̃/  | 
||||||
| past participle |  broché /bʁɔ.ʃe/  | 
||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
|  simple tenses  | 
present |  broche /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 broches /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 broche /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 brochons /bʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/  | 
 brochez /bʁɔ.ʃe/  | 
 brochent /bʁɔʃ/  | 
| imperfect |  brochais /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/  | 
 brochais /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/  | 
 brochait /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/  | 
 brochions /bʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/  | 
 brochiez /bʁɔ.ʃje/  | 
 brochaient /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/  | 
|
| past historic1 |  brochai /bʁɔ.ʃe/  | 
brochas /bʁɔ.ʃa/  | 
brocha /bʁɔ.ʃa/  | 
brochâmes /bʁɔ.ʃam/  | 
brochâtes /bʁɔ.ʃat/  | 
brochèrent /bʁɔ.ʃɛʁ/  | 
|
| future |  brocherai /bʁɔʃ.ʁe/  | 
 brocheras /bʁɔʃ.ʁa/  | 
 brochera /bʁɔʃ.ʁa/  | 
 brocherons /bʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/  | 
 brocherez /bʁɔʃ.ʁe/  | 
 brocheront /bʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/  | 
|
| conditional |  brocherais /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/  | 
 brocherais /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/  | 
 brocherait /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/  | 
 brocherions /bʁɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/  | 
 brocheriez /bʁɔ.ʃə.ʁje/  | 
 brocheraient /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/  | 
|
|  compound tenses  | 
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
|  simple tenses  | 
present |  broche /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 broches /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 broche /bʁɔʃ/  | 
 brochions /bʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/  | 
 brochiez /bʁɔ.ʃje/  | 
 brochent /bʁɔʃ/  | 
| imperfect1 | 
brochasse /bʁɔ.ʃas/  | 
brochasses /bʁɔ.ʃas/  | 
brochât /bʁɔ.ʃa/  | 
brochassions /bʁɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/  | 
brochassiez /bʁɔ.ʃa.sje/  | 
brochassent /bʁɔ.ʃas/  | 
|
|  compound tenses  | 
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — |  broche /bʁɔʃ/  | 
— |  brochons /bʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/  | 
 brochez /bʁɔ.ʃe/  | 
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Verb
brocher
- Alternative form of brochier
 
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
    Conjugation of brocher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brocher | avoir broché | |||||
| gerund | en brochant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | brochant | ||||||
| past participle | broché | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
|  simple tenses  | 
present | broche | broches | broche | brochons | brochez | brochent | 
| imperfect | brochoie, brocheie, brochoe, brocheve | brochoies, brocheies, brochoes, brocheves | brochoit, brocheit, brochot, brocheve | brochiiens, brochiens | brochiiez, brochiez | brochoient, brocheient, brochoent, brochevent | |
| preterite | brochai | brochas | brocha | brochames | brochastes | brocherent | |
| future | brocherai | brocheras | brochera | brocherons | brocheroiz, brochereiz, brocherez | brocheront | |
| conditional | brocheroie, brochereie | brocheroies, brochereies | brocheroit, brochereit | brocheriiens, brocheriens | brocheriiez, brocheriez | brocheroient, brochereient | |
|  compound tenses  | 
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
|  simple tenses  | 
present | broche | broches | broche | brochons | brochez | brochent | 
| imperfect | brochasse | brochasses | brochast | brochissons, brochissiens | brochissoiz, brochissez, brochissiez | brochassent | |
|  compound tenses  | 
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | broche | — | brochons | brochez | — | ||