Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Introduction to the verb surdéterminer
The English translation of the French verb surdéterminer is “to overdetermine.” It is pronounced “soor-day-tair-min-ay.”
The word surdéterminer comes from the prefix sur- which means “over” or “above” and the verb déterminer which means “to determine.” It is often used in everyday French in the field of psychology or philosophy to describe a situation where there are too many factors influencing a certain outcome.
Examples:
- Les théories de Freud ont tendance à surdéterminer le comportement humain. (Freud’s theories tend to overdetermine human behavior.)
- Les choix de vie d’une personne peuvent être surdéterminés par son environnement familial. (A person’s life choices can be overdetermined by their family environment.)
- L’échec d’une entreprise peut être surdéterminé par des facteurs économiques et politiques. (The failure of a company can be overdetermined by economic and political factors.)
Surdéterminer – 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 surdéterminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | surdétermine | Je surdétermine cette équation. | I overdetermine this equation. |
Tu | surdétermines | Tu surdétermines la réponse. | You overdetermine the answer. |
Il | surdétermine | Il surdétermine la situation. | He overdetermines the situation. |
Elle | surdétermine | Elle surdétermine ses décisions. | She overdetermines her decisions. |
On | surdétermine | On surdétermine la solution. | One overdetermines the solution. |
Nous | surdéterminons | Nous surdéterminons l’issue. | We overdetermine the outcome. |
Vous | surdéterminez | Vous surdéterminez les résultats. | You all overdetermine the results. |
Ils | surdéterminent | Ils surdéterminent leur avenir. | They overdetermine their future. |
Elles | surdéterminent | Elles surdéterminent leur destin. | They overdetermine their destiny. |
Other Conjugations for Surdéterminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdéterminer
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