Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Introduction to the verb contre-miner
The English translation of the French verb contre-miner is “to countermine.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-mee-nay.”
Contre-miner comes from the prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the verb “miner,” meaning “to mine.” The literal translation is “to mine against,” but the term is most commonly used to describe the act of undermining or sabotaging someone else’s plans or efforts.
In everyday French, contre-miner is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possible action that would counter or sabotage something else. It can also be used in a hypothetical or conditional sense.
Here are three simple examples of contre-miner in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
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Si nous contre-minions cette stratégie, nous pourrions peut-être gagner la guerre. (If we countermined this strategy, we might be able to win the war.)
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Ils contre-mineraient nos plans s’ils découvraient nos intentions. (They would undermine our plans if they found out our intentions.)
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Je t’ai dit que je contre-minerais tes projets si tu ne me faisais pas confiance. (I told you I would sabotage your plans if you didn’t trust me.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contre-miner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contre-minerais | Je contre-minerais avant la bataille. | I would counter-mine before the battle. |
tu | contre-minerais | Tu contre-minerais le terrain. | You would counter-mine the field. |
il | contre-minerait | Il contre-minerait pour protéger son pays. | He would counter-mine to protect his country. |
elle | contre-minerait | Elle contre-minerait la frontière. | She would counter-mine the border. |
on | contre-minerait | On contre-minerait la zone dangereuse. | One would counter-mine the dangerous zone. |
nous | contre-minerions | Nous contre-minerions le chemin. | We would counter-mine the path. |
vous | contre-mineriez | Vous contre-mineriez les tunnels. | You would counter-mine the tunnels. |
ils | contre-mineraient | Ils contre-mineraient l’ennemi. | They would counter-mine the enemy. |
elles | contre-mineraient | Elles contre-mineraient les explosifs. | They would counter-mine the explosives. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Miner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-miner
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Contre-Miner – 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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