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Verb conjugation

brancher

to connect, plug in (appliance); to branch

Usage

To plug in or connect (brancher un appareil, brancher un câble), and, in familiar register, to be trendy or switched on (être branché — to be hip/in the know), or to get someone interested in something (ça te branche, le ski ? — are you into skiing?).

Examples
  • N'oublie pas de brancher le chargeur.Don't forget to plug in the charger.
  • Ce bar est très branché en ce moment.This bar is very trendy right now.
  • Ça te branche d'aller au cinéma ce soir ?Are you into going to the movies tonight?
Common mistake

Être branché (to be trendy/hip) is casual slang, distinct from the literal 'plugged in' sense — context (electronics vs. people/places) makes it clear which meaning is intended.

Simple tenses

Present

jebranche
tubranches
il/ellebranche
nousbranchons
vousbranchez
ils/ellesbranchent

Imperfect

jebranchais
tubranchais
il/ellebranchait
nousbranchions
vousbranchiez
ils/ellesbranchaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebranchai
tubranchas
il/ellebrancha
nousbranchâmes
vousbranchâtes
ils/ellesbranchèrent

Future

jebrancherai
tubrancheras
il/ellebranchera
nousbrancherons
vousbrancherez
ils/ellesbrancheront

Conditional

jebrancherais
tubrancherais
il/ellebrancherait
nousbrancherions
vousbrancheriez
ils/ellesbrancheraient

Subjunctive

jebranche
tubranches
il/ellebranche
nousbranchions
vousbranchiez
ils/ellesbranchent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebranchasse
tubranchasses
il/ellebranchât
nousbranchassions
vousbranchassiez
ils/ellesbranchassent

Imperative

tubranche
nousbranchons
vousbranchez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie branché
nousayons branché
vousayez branché

Other

Present participle

branchant

Past participle

branché

Infinitive

brancher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "brancher" mean?

"brancher" means "to connect, plug in (appliance); to branch".

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

The present of "brancher" is: je branche, tu branches, il/elle branche, nous branchons, vous branchez, ils/elles branchent.

What is the Passé composé of "brancher"?

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

What is the Imperative of "brancher"?

The imperative of "brancher" is: tu branche, nous branchons, vous branchez.