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Verb conjugation

affubler

to deck out, to equip; to deck out oneself, to equip oneself

Usage

Affubler means to dress someone in an odd, ridiculous, or ill-fitting outfit (affubler qqn d'un costume), and by extension, to saddle someone with a strange nickname or label (affublé d'un surnom). It almost always carries a mocking or unflattering tone.

Examples
  • On l'avait affublé d'un chapeau ridicule pour la fête. — They'd dressed him up in a ridiculous hat for the party.
  • Ses camarades l'ont affublé du surnom de "Fusée". — His classmates saddled him with the nickname "Rocket".
  • Elle refusait de sortir affublée d'un tel déguisement. — She refused to go out dressed up in such a costume.
Common mistake

Learners use affubler as a neutral synonym for habiller (to dress) — it's never neutral; affubler always implies the outfit or label looks absurd, clumsy, or mocking, not a normal or flattering choice of clothes.

Often confused with habiller.

Simple tenses

Present

jeaffuble
tuaffubles
il/elleaffuble
nousaffublons
vousaffublez
ils/ellesaffublent

Imperfect

jeaffublais
tuaffublais
il/elleaffublait
nousaffublions
vousaffubliez
ils/ellesaffublaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeaffublai
tuaffublas
il/elleaffubla
nousaffublâmes
vousaffublâtes
ils/ellesaffublèrent

Future

jeaffublerai
tuaffubleras
il/elleaffublera
nousaffublerons
vousaffublerez
ils/ellesaffubleront

Conditional

jeaffublerais
tuaffublerais
il/elleaffublerait
nousaffublerions
vousaffubleriez
ils/ellesaffubleraient

Subjunctive

jeaffuble
tuaffubles
il/elleaffuble
nousaffublions
vousaffubliez
ils/ellesaffublent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeaffublasse
tuaffublasses
il/elleaffublât
nousaffublassions
vousaffublassiez
ils/ellesaffublassent

Imperative

tuaffuble
nousaffublons
vousaffublez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai affublé
tuas affublé
il/ellea affublé
nousavons affublé
vousavez affublé
ils/ellesont affublé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais affublé
tuavais affublé
il/elleavait affublé
nousavions affublé
vousaviez affublé
ils/ellesavaient affublé

Passé antérieur

jeeus affublé
tueus affublé
il/elleeut affublé
nouseûmes affublé
vouseûtes affublé
ils/elleseurent affublé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai affublé
tuauras affublé
il/elleaura affublé
nousaurons affublé
vousaurez affublé
ils/ellesauront affublé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais affublé
tuaurais affublé
il/elleaurait affublé
nousaurions affublé
vousauriez affublé
ils/ellesauraient affublé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie affublé
tuaies affublé
il/elleait affublé
nousayons affublé
vousayez affublé
ils/ellesaient affublé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse affublé
tueusses affublé
il/elleeût affublé
nouseussions affublé
vouseussiez affublé
ils/elleseussent affublé

Impératif passé

tuaie affublé
nousayons affublé
vousayez affublé

Other

Present participle

affublant

Past participle

affublé

Infinitive

affubler

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Frequently asked questions

What does "affubler" mean?

"affubler" means "to deck out, to equip; to deck out oneself, to equip oneself".

How do you conjugate "affubler" in the present tense?

The present of "affubler" is: je affuble, tu affubles, il/elle affuble, nous affublons, vous affublez, ils/elles affublent.

What is the Passé composé of "affubler"?

The passé composé of "affubler" is: je ai affublé, tu as affublé, il/elle a affublé, nous avons affublé, vous avez affublé, ils/elles ont affublé.

What is the Imperative of "affubler"?

The imperative of "affubler" is: tu affuble, nous affublons, vous affublez.

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