Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Introduction to the verb affouager
The English translation of the French verb affouager is “to share out or distribute resources.” It is pronounced “ah-foo-ah-zhay.”
Affouager comes from the Old French word “fouage,” meaning “annual tax,” and the prefix “a-” meaning “to” or “towards.” In Medieval France, affouage referred to the practice of distributing firewood to villagers for their heating needs. Over time, the verb affouager came to encompass the broader meaning of distributing any kind of resources.
In everyday French, affouager is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or desire for something to be shared or distributed. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Il faut que les ressources soient affouagées équitablement entre tous les membres de la communauté. (It is necessary that the resources be shared out fairly among all members of the community.)
- Je souhaite que l’on affouage les profits de l’entreprise pour améliorer les conditions de travail des employés. (I hope that the profits of the company are distributed to improve working conditions for employees.)
- Il est important que les terres agricoles soient affouagées pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire de la région. (It is important that farmlands be distributed to ensure food security for the region.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of affouager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affouage | Il faut que j’affouage plus tard. | I must affouage later. |
tu | affouages | Je préfère que tu affouages. | I prefer you affouage. |
il | affouage | Il est possible qu’il affouage. | It’s possible he affouages. |
elle | affouage | Elle veut qu’elle affouage. | She wants her to affouage. |
on | affouage | Il est important qu’on affouage. | It’s important we affouage. |
nous | affouagions | Il est préférable que nous affouagions. | It’s preferable we affouage. |
vous | affouagiez | Il est nécessaire que vous affouagiez. | It’s necessary you affouage. |
ils | affouagent | Il est essentiel qu’ils affouagent. | It’s essential they affouage. |
elles | affouagent | Il est crucial qu’elles affouagent. | It’s crucial they affouage. |
Other Conjugations for Affouager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
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Affouager – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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