Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Introduction to the verb anéantir
The English translation of the French verb anéantir is “to annihilate” or “to devastate.” It is pronounced as “ah-nay-ahn-teer” in its infinitive form.
Anéantir comes from the Old French word “aneantir,” which means “to reduce to nothing.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the destruction or complete obliteration of something.
Here are three simple examples of its usage and their English translations:
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Les bombardements ont anéanti le village. (The bombings annihilated the village.)
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La crise économique a anéanti l’entreprise. (The economic crisis devastated the company.)
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Le typhon a anéanti les récoltes. (The typhoon destroyed the crops.)
Please note that anéantir can also be used figuratively to express the idea of completely defeating or overpowering someone or something. For example: L’armée ennemie a été anéantie par nos forces. (The enemy army was annihilated by our forces.)
Anéantir – 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 anéantir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | J’anéantis | Je anéantis mes ennemis. | I annihilate my enemies. |
Tu | Tu anéantis | Tu anéantis toute forme de résistance. | You annihilate any form of resistance. |
Il | Il anéantit | Il anéantit ses concurrents. | He annihilates his competitors. |
Elle | Elle anéantit | Elle anéantit tout sur son passage. | She annihilates everything in her path. |
On | On anéantit | On anéantit les spécimens infectés. | We annihilate the infected specimens. |
Nous | Nous anéantissons | Nous anéantissons nos ennemis ensemble. | We annihilate our enemies together. |
Vous | Vous anéantissez | Vous anéantissez toute forme de menace. | You annihilate any form of threat. |
Ils | Ils anéantissent | Ils anéantissent tout ce qui bouge. | They annihilate everything that moves. |
Elles | Elles anéantissent | Elles anéantissent leurs adversaires facilement. | They annihilate their opponents easily. |
Other Conjugations for Anéantir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anéantir
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