Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Introduction to the verb damner
The English translation of the French verb damner is “to condemn” or “to damn.” It is pronounced as “dahm-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word “damner” comes from the Latin verb “damnare” meaning “to condemn,” which is derived from the Latin word “damnum” meaning “harm” or “loss.”
In everyday French, the verb damner is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or a desire, or to express doubt or uncertainty. It is commonly used after certain conjunctions such as “pour que” (so that), “afin que” (in order that), or “il est temps que” (it’s time for).
Here are three examples of damner used in the Subjonctif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Je souhaite que tu ne te damnes pas pour une erreur. (I hope you don’t condemn yourself for a mistake.)
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Il faut que nous trouvions un moyen de nous damner. (We need to find a way to damn ourselves.)
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J’ai peur qu’ils ne se damnent en refusant cette offre. (I’m afraid they might condemn themselves by refusing this offer.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of damner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | damne | Je crains que je ne me damne. | I fear I’ll damn myself. |
tu | damnes | Je doute que tu te damnes. | I doubt you’ll damn yourself. |
il | damne | Il faut qu’il se damne. | He must damn himself. |
elle | damne | Elle veut qu’elle se damne. | She wants to damn herself. |
on | damne | Il est important qu’on se damne. | It’s important we damn ourselves. |
nous | damnions | Je suis content que nous damnions. | I’m glad we’re damn ourselves. |
vous | damniez | Je suis heureux que vous damniez. | I’m happy you’ll damn yourselves. |
ils | damnent | Il est possible qu’ils damnent. | It’s possible they’ll damn themselves. |
elles | damnent | Il est essentiel qu’elles damnent. | It’s essential they damn themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Damner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb damner
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Damner – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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