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bader

to be sad, to be depressive

Usage

A regional and slang verb with two distinct senses: in the South of France, it traditionally means to loaf around or gawk idly (in the same family as badaud); in modern youth slang nationwide, it means to feel down, depressed, or anxious about something.

Examples
  • On a bien badé sur la place du village tout l'après-midi.We spent the whole afternoon loafing around the village square.
  • Il bade grave depuis qu'elle l'a quitté.He's been really down since she left him.
  • Arrête de bader pour ton contrôle, tu vas bien le réussir.Stop stressing about your test, you'll pass it fine.
Common mistake

The two meanings are unrelated in register and region — using the slang 'to feel down' sense outside casual youth conversation, or the Southern 'to loaf around' sense outside that regional context, will sound out of place.

Simple tenses

Present

jebade
tubades
il/ellebade
nousbadons
vousbadez
ils/ellesbadent

Imperfect

jebadais
tubadais
il/ellebadait
nousbadions
vousbadiez
ils/ellesbadaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebadai
tubadas
il/ellebada
nousbadâmes
vousbadâtes
ils/ellesbadèrent

Future

jebaderai
tubaderas
il/ellebadera
nousbaderons
vousbaderez
ils/ellesbaderont

Conditional

jebaderais
tubaderais
il/ellebaderait
nousbaderions
vousbaderiez
ils/ellesbaderaient

Subjunctive

jebade
tubades
il/ellebade
nousbadions
vousbadiez
ils/ellesbadent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebadasse
tubadasses
il/ellebadât
nousbadassions
vousbadassiez
ils/ellesbadassent

Imperative

tubade
nousbadons
vousbadez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie badé
nousayons badé
vousayez badé

Other

Present participle

badant

Past participle

badé

Infinitive

bader

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Frequently asked questions

What does "bader" mean?

"bader" means "to be sad, to be depressive".

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

The present of "bader" is: je bade, tu bades, il/elle bade, nous badons, vous badez, ils/elles badent.

What is the Passé composé of "bader"?

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

What is the Imperative of "bader"?

The imperative of "bader" is: tu bade, nous badons, vous badez.