Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Introduction to the verb décommander
The English translation of the French verb décommander is “to cancel.” It is pronounced “day-koh-mahn-day.”
Décommander comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which indicates negation, and the verb “commander” which means “to order” or “to command.” Therefore, décommander literally means “to un-order” or “to countermand.”
In everyday French, décommander is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present. It is often used in polite requests or to express uncertainty about a future action.
Three simple examples of décommander in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si j’avais su que tu étais malade, je te décommanderais pour ce soir. (If I had known you were sick, I would cancel you for tonight.) In this example, décommander is used to express a hypothetical action.
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Il faudrait que tu décommandes ta réservation d’hôtel si tu ne peux pas venir. (You would have to cancel your hotel reservation if you can’t come.) Here, décommander is used to express a possible future action.
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Je décommanderais mon vol si j’avais assez de temps pour prendre le train. (I would cancel my flight if I had enough time to take the train.) In this sentence, décommander is used to express a condition that would lead to a hypothetical action.
English translations:
- If I had known you were sick, I would cancel you for tonight.
- You would have to cancel your hotel reservation if you can’t come.
- I would cancel my flight if I had enough time to take the train.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décommander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décommanderais | Je décommanderais ma réservation. | I would cancel my reservation. |
tu | décommanderais | Tu décommanderais ton vol. | You would cancel your flight. |
il | décommanderait | Il décommanderait sa réunion. | He would cancel his meeting. |
elle | décommanderait | Elle décommanderait son rendez-vous. | She would cancel her appointment. |
on | décommanderait | On décommanderait sa réservation. | One would cancel their reservation. |
nous | décommanderions | Nous décommanderions notre dîner. | We would cancel our dinner. |
vous | décommanderiez | Vous décommanderiez votre voyage. | You would cancel your trip. |
ils | décommanderaient | Ils décommanderaient leur réservation. | They would cancel their reservation. |
elles | décommanderaient | Elles décommanderaient leur séance. | They would cancel their session. |
Other Conjugations for Décommander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décommander
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Décommander – 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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