Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Introduction to the verb balkaniser
The English translation of the French verb balkaniser is “to Balkanize.” It is pronounced “bal-ka-neez-ay” in its infinitive form.
The term “balkaniser” comes from the word “Balkans,” a geographical region in Southeast Europe that has a diverse cultural and political history. It was first used in French in the early 20th century to describe the fragmentation and division of this region into smaller, often conflicting territories.
In everyday French, balkaniser is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is commonly used when talking about something that could have happened in the past, but did not.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Il fallait qu’ils balkanisent le pays pour mieux le contrôler. (They needed to Balkanize the country to better control it.)
- Si les tensions continuaient, le pays risquait de se balkaniser. (If the tensions continued, the country could risk Balkanizing itself.)
- Je craignais que l’entreprise ne se balkanise en différents départements rivaux. (I was afraid that the company would Balkanize into different rival departments.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Imparfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past. The use of “balkaniser” emphasizes the idea of division, fragmentation, and conflict, which is the core meaning of the word.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of balkaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | balkanisasse | Si j’étais président, je balkanisasse le pays. | If I were president, I would balkanize the country. |
tu | balkanisasses | Si tu avais plus de pouvoir, tu balkanisasses plus de régions. | If you had more power, you would balkanize more regions. |
il | balkanisât | Il serait inquiet si il balkanisât les frontières. | He would be worried if he balkanized the borders. |
elle | balkanisât | Elle serait opposée si elle balkanisât les religions. | She would be opposed if she balkanized religions. |
on | balkanisât | Si on balkanisât le monde, il y aurait plus de conflits. | If one balkanized the world, there would be more conflicts. |
nous | balkanisassions | Si nous balkanisassions les cultures, nous perdions notre diversité. | If we balkanized cultures, we would lose our diversity. |
vous | balkanisassiez | Si vous balkanisassiez les opinions, vous perdriez l’unité. | If you balkanized opinions, you would lose unity. |
ils | balkanisassent | S’ils balkanisassent les régions, ça créerait des divisions. | If they balkanized regions, it would create divisions. |
elles | balkanisassent | Si elles balkanisassent les langues, ça serait difficile de communiquer. | If they balkanized languages, it would be difficult to communicate. |
Other Conjugations for Balkaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
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Balkaniser – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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