Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Introduction to the verb effaner
The English translation of the French verb effaner is “to fan out” or “to spread out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-fa-nay.”
Effaner comes from the Old French word “esfaner,” which means “to scatter” or “to dissipate.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “exfannare,” which also means “to scatter.” In everyday French, effaner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present.
Here are three simple examples of effaner in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’étais riche, j’effanerais mon argent aux quatre coins du monde. (If I were rich, I would fan out my money to the four corners of the world.)
- Tu effanerais tes cheveux sur tes épaules si tu les laissais pousser. (You would fan out your hair over your shoulders if you let it grow.)
- Ils effaneraient les cartes sur la table avant de commencer leur partie de jeu. (They would spread out the cards on the table before starting their game.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of effaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | effanerais | Je effanerais le blé. | I would thresh the wheat. |
tu | effanerais | Tu effanerais le jardin. | You would rake the garden. |
il | effanerait | Il effanerait les roses. | He would pick the roses. |
elle | effanerait | Elle effanerait les pommes. | She would core the apples. |
on | effanerait | On effanerait le foin. | One would fluff the hay. |
nous | effanerions | Nous effanerions la paille. | We would thresh the straw. |
vous | effaneriez | Vous effaneriez le grain. | You would fan the grain. |
ils | effaneraient | Ils effaneraient le blé. | They would thresh the wheat. |
elles | effaneraient | Elles effaneraient les fleurs. | They would fluff the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Effaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
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Effaner – 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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