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Verb conjugation

baroder

to walk around, to patrol

Usage

A dated, colloquial verb meaning to wander or roam about aimlessly, close in meaning to traîner or errer. Rarely used by younger speakers today.

Examples
  • Il barodait dans les rues sans but précis.He wandered the streets with no particular purpose.
  • On a barodé toute l'après-midi en ville.We wandered around town all afternoon.
  • Elle aime baroder dans les vieux quartiers.She likes wandering through the old neighborhoods.
Common mistake

This verb has fallen out of common use — traîner or errer will be understood far more readily by a modern French speaker.

Often confused with traîner.

Simple tenses

Present

jebarode
tubarodes
il/ellebarode
nousbarodons
vousbarodez
ils/ellesbarodent

Imperfect

jebarodais
tubarodais
il/ellebarodait
nousbarodions
vousbarodiez
ils/ellesbarodaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebarodai
tubarodas
il/ellebaroda
nousbarodâmes
vousbarodâtes
ils/ellesbarodèrent

Future

jebaroderai
tubaroderas
il/ellebarodera
nousbaroderons
vousbaroderez
ils/ellesbaroderont

Conditional

jebaroderais
tubaroderais
il/ellebaroderait
nousbaroderions
vousbaroderiez
ils/ellesbaroderaient

Subjunctive

jebarode
tubarodes
il/ellebarode
nousbarodions
vousbarodiez
ils/ellesbarodent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebarodasse
tubarodasses
il/ellebarodât
nousbarodassions
vousbarodassiez
ils/ellesbarodassent

Imperative

tubarode
nousbarodons
vousbarodez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie barodé
nousayons barodé
vousayez barodé

Other

Present participle

barodant

Past participle

barodé

Infinitive

baroder

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Frequently asked questions

What does "baroder" mean?

"baroder" means "to walk around, to patrol".

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

The present of "baroder" is: je barode, tu barodes, il/elle barode, nous barodons, vous barodez, ils/elles barodent.

What is the Passé composé of "baroder"?

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

What is the Imperative of "baroder"?

The imperative of "baroder" is: tu barode, nous barodons, vous barodez.