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bicher

to go well; to be happy; to rejoice

Usage

A dated, informal verb meaning "to be going well" — best known through the once-common expression ça biche ? (how's it going?). It can also mean to gloat or rejoice, il bichait de sa victoire.

Examples
  • Alors, ça biche entre vous deux ?So, how are things going between you two?
  • Il bichait de voir son plan réussir.He was gloating over seeing his plan succeed.
  • Ça ne biche plus du tout depuis leur dispute.Things haven't been going well at all since their argument.
Common mistake

This expression is dated, mostly associated with 1950s-60s French — a young French speaker today is far more likely to say ça va or ça roule.

In real life
  • expression ça bicheA once-widespread colloquial greeting/response meaning "things are going well," particularly common in the 1950s-60s and now considered dated.

Simple tenses

Present

jebiche
tubiches
il/ellebiche
nousbichons
vousbichez
ils/ellesbichent

Imperfect

jebichais
tubichais
il/ellebichait
nousbichions
vousbichiez
ils/ellesbichaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebichai
tubichas
il/ellebicha
nousbichâmes
vousbichâtes
ils/ellesbichèrent

Future

jebicherai
tubicheras
il/ellebichera
nousbicherons
vousbicherez
ils/ellesbicheront

Conditional

jebicherais
tubicherais
il/ellebicherait
nousbicherions
vousbicheriez
ils/ellesbicheraient

Subjunctive

jebiche
tubiches
il/ellebiche
nousbichions
vousbichiez
ils/ellesbichent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebichasse
tubichasses
il/ellebichât
nousbichassions
vousbichassiez
ils/ellesbichassent

Imperative

tubiche
nousbichons
vousbichez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie biché
nousayons biché
vousayez biché

Other

Present participle

bichant

Past participle

biché

Infinitive

bicher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "bicher" mean?

"bicher" means "to go well; to be happy; to rejoice".

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

The present of "bicher" is: je biche, tu biches, il/elle biche, nous bichons, vous bichez, ils/elles bichent.

What is the Passé composé of "bicher"?

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

What is the Imperative of "bicher"?

The imperative of "bicher" is: tu biche, nous bichons, vous bichez.