Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Introduction to the verb obvier
The English translation of the French verb obvier is “to prevent” or “to avert.” It is pronounced as “ohb-vee-ay.”
Obvier comes from the Latin word “obviare,” which means “to meet” or “to go against.” In everyday French, it is used to express the action of taking preventive measures to avoid a potential problem or difficulty.
Examples:
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Nous devons obvier à tout risque de fuite d’information confidentielle. (We must prevent any risk of leaking confidential information.)
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Le gouvernement a pris des mesures pour obvier à une éventuelle crise économique. (The government has taken measures to avert a possible economic crisis.)
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Il va falloir obvier au manque de personnel en embauchant de nouveaux employés. (We will need to prevent the shortage of staff by hiring new employees.)
Obvier – 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 obvier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | obvie | J’obvie les problèmes. | I anticipate the problems. |
tu | obvies | Tu obvies les difficultés. | You anticipate the difficulties. |
il | obvie | Il obvie à la situation. | He anticipates the situation. |
elle | obvie | Elle obvie à la crise. | She anticipates the crisis. |
on | obvie | On obvie aux défis. | We anticipate the challenges. |
nous | obvions | Nous obvions les risques. | We anticipate the risks. |
vous | obviez | Vous obviez aux imprévus. | You anticipate the unforeseen. |
ils | obvient | Ils obvient aux conséquences. | They anticipate the consequences. |
elles | obvient | Elles obvient aux changements. | They anticipate the changes. |
Other Conjugations for Obvier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb obvier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obvier
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