Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Introduction to the verb inférer
The English translation of the French verb “inférer” is “to infer” or “to deduce.” It is pronounced as “ahn-fey-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word “inférer” comes from the Latin word “inferre,” meaning “to bring in.” It is most often used in everyday French to convey the idea of drawing conclusions or making deductions based on evidence or reasoning.
Examples:
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Je peux inférer qu’il est en retard à cause du trafic. (I can infer that he is late because of the traffic.)
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D’après les témoignages, on peut inférer que l’accident a été causé par une erreur humaine. (Based on the testimonies, we can infer that the accident was caused by human error.)
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Les chercheurs ont inféré que la consommation de fruits et légumes réduisait le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires. (The researchers inferred that consuming fruits and vegetables reduced the risk of cardiovascular diseases.)
Inférer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of inférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’infère | J’infère que tu as raison. | I infer that you are right. |
tu | tu infères | Tu infères les résultats de l’étude. | You infer the study’s results. |
il | il infère | Il infère à partir des données. | He infers from the data. |
elle | elle infère | Elle infère des conclusions à partir des expériences. | She infers conclusions from the experiments. |
on | on infère | On infère que le problème est lié à ce facteur. | We infer that the problem is related to this factor. |
nous | nous inférons | Nous inférons que cette méthode est efficace. | We infer that this method is effective. |
vous | vous inférez | Vous inférez les intentions de vos partenaires. | You infer your partners’ intentions. |
ils | ils infèrent | Ils infèrent les conséquences de leurs actions. | They infer the consequences of their actions. |
elles | elles infèrent | Elles infèrent des informations à partir des données. | They infer information from the data. |
Other Conjugations for Inférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inférer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inférer
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