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FRENCH VERB

bouffer

to eat, in slang

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: bouffé
  • Present participle: bouffant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I eat
  2. tu you eat
  3. il, elle, on he/she eats
  4. nous we eat
  5. vous you eat
  6. ils, elles they eat

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I ate
  2. tu you ate
  3. il, elle, on he/she ate
  4. nous we ate
  5. vous you ate
  6. ils, elles they ate

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to eat
  2. tu you used to eat
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to eat
  4. nous we used to eat
  5. vous you used to eat
  6. ils, elles they used to eat

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will eat
  2. tu you will eat
  3. il, elle, on he/she will eat
  4. nous we will eat
  5. vous you will eat
  6. ils, elles they will eat

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would eat
  2. tu you would eat
  3. il, elle, on he/she would eat
  4. nous we would eat
  5. vous you would eat
  6. ils, elles they would eat

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I eat
  2. tu (that) you eat
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she eat
  4. nous (that) we eat
  5. vous (that) you eat
  6. ils, elles (that) they eat

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu eat!
  2. nous eat! (let’s)
  3. vous eat! (plural, or formal)

How to use bouffer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    On bouffe où ce soir ? J'ai la dalle.

    Where are we eating tonight? I'm starving.

  2. Past

    J'ai bouffé un kebab à deux heures du matin.

    I ate a kebab at two in the morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Au lycée, on bouffait des frites tous les midis.

    At school, we ate chips every lunchtime.

  4. Future

    On bouffera sur le pouce, pas le temps.

    We'll grab a bite on the go, no time.

  5. Conditional

    Je boufferais bien une pizza, là, tout de suite.

    I could murder a pizza right now.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Faut qu'on bouffe avant le concert.

    We've got to eat before the concert.

  7. Imperative

    Bouffe un truc, tu vas tomber dans les pommes.

    Eat something, you're going to pass out.

Good to know

  • Bouffer is manger in relaxed speech, and la bouffe is food : on va bouffer ? It also means to guzzle : cette voiture bouffe de l'essence.

Where you hear bouffer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Fluency Level 1

  • On bouffe à midi chez moi. We eat at midday at mine.
  • Le chat a bouffé un truc dans le jardin. The cat ate something in the garden.
  • On bouffera après le match. We'll eat after the match.
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Marcel's Slang

Fluency Level 1 · La voiture, c'est la bagnole. Le vin, c'est le pinard. Manger, c'est bouffer. · Alors on bouffe, et après on prend la bagnole. Avec modération, le pinard.

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The Vet with the Cat

Fluency Level 1 · Il a bouffé un truc dans le jardin. Il vomit depuis hier soir.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.