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Verb conjugation

baffer

to hit (on the face)

Usage

A colloquial verb meaning to slap someone (une baffe = a slap) — informal and a bit rougher in tone than the standard gifler, common in casual or family speech.

Examples
  • Son père l'a baffé pour avoir menti.His father slapped him for lying.
  • Elle a failli le baffer tellement il l'énervait.She nearly slapped him, he was annoying her so much.
  • Arrête ou je te baffe !Stop it or I'll smack you!
Common mistake

Baffer is casual, spoken French — in writing or formal contexts, the standard verb is gifler; using baffer in a formal report or news article would sound jarringly informal.

Often confused with gifler.

Simple tenses

Present

jebaffe
tubaffes
il/ellebaffe
nousbaffons
vousbaffez
ils/ellesbaffent

Imperfect

jebaffais
tubaffais
il/ellebaffait
nousbaffions
vousbaffiez
ils/ellesbaffaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebaffai
tubaffas
il/ellebaffa
nousbaffâmes
vousbaffâtes
ils/ellesbaffèrent

Future

jebafferai
tubafferas
il/ellebaffera
nousbafferons
vousbafferez
ils/ellesbafferont

Conditional

jebafferais
tubafferais
il/ellebafferait
nousbafferions
vousbafferiez
ils/ellesbafferaient

Subjunctive

jebaffe
tubaffes
il/ellebaffe
nousbaffions
vousbaffiez
ils/ellesbaffent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebaffasse
tubaffasses
il/ellebaffât
nousbaffassions
vousbaffassiez
ils/ellesbaffassent

Imperative

tubaffe
nousbaffons
vousbaffez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie baffé
nousayons baffé
vousayez baffé

Other

Present participle

baffant

Past participle

baffé

Infinitive

baffer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "baffer" mean?

"baffer" means "to hit (on the face)".

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

The present of "baffer" is: je baffe, tu baffes, il/elle baffe, nous baffons, vous baffez, ils/elles baffent.

What is the Passé composé of "baffer"?

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

What is the Imperative of "baffer"?

The imperative of "baffer" is: tu baffe, nous baffons, vous baffez.