Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Introduction to the verb buter
The English translation of the French verb buter is “to stumble” or “to bump into.” It is pronounced as “byoo-teh” in its infinitive form.
Buter comes from the Latin word “butyrum,” meaning butter. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a possible or hypothetical action. It is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the stem but-.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in Conditionnel Présent, with their respective English translations:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’enverrais ma famille en vacances. (If I won the lottery, I would send my family on vacation.)
- Tu buterais contre le mur si tu continuais à marcher les yeux fermés. (You would stumble into the wall if you kept walking with your eyes closed.)
- Elle buterait sur les mots si elle devait parler en public. (She would stumble over her words if she had to speak in public.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of buter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | buterais | Je buterais contre le mur. | I would bump into the wall. |
tu | buterais | Tu buterais sur la chaise. | You would stumble on the chair. |
il | buterait | Il buterait sur la pierre. | He would trip on the stone. |
elle | buterait | Elle buterait sur le câble. | She would stumble over the cable. |
on | buterait | On buterait sur une racine. | One would stumble on a root. |
nous | butterions | Nous butterions sur le chemin. | We would stumble on the path. |
vous | butteriez | Vous butteriez sur le tapis. | You would trip on the carpet. |
ils | butteraient | Ils butteraient sur le trottoir. | They would stumble on the sidewalk. |
elles | butteraient | Elles butteraient sur le caillou. | They would trip on the rock. |
Other Conjugations for Buter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
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Buter – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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