Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Introduction to the verb expectorer
The English translation of the French verb expectorer is “to expectorate” or “to spit out.” It is pronounced as “ehks-pehk-tuh-reh” in its infinitive form.
The word “expectorer” comes from the Latin word “expectorare,” which means “to expel from the chest.” It first appeared in the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, the verb expectorer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action. It is often used in medical contexts to talk about coughing up phlegm or mucus.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’expectore pour me débarrasser de cette toux. (I must expectorate to get rid of this cough.)
- Il est possible que le patient expectore du sang à cause de sa bronchite. (It is possible that the patient is expectorating blood due to his bronchitis.)
- Je crains que vous ne puissiez pas expectorer facilement avec cette inflammation de la gorge. (I fear that you will not be able to expectorate easily with this throat inflammation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of expectorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | expectore | Il est possible que je expectore. | It’s possible I expectorate. |
tu | expectores | Je veux que tu expectores. | I want you to expectorate. |
il | expectore | Il faut qu’il expectore. | He must expectorate. |
elle | expectore | Elle préfère que j’elle expectore. | She prefers her to expectorate. |
on | expectore | Il est important qu’on expectore. | It’s important we expectorate. |
nous | expectorions | Je souhaite que nous expectorions. | I wish we would expectorate. |
vous | expectoriez | Il est nécessaire que vous expectoriez. | It’s necessary you expectorate. |
ils | expectorent | Il est essentiel qu’ils expectorent. | It’s essential they expectorate. |
elles | expectorent | Il est crucial qu’elles expectorent. | It’s crucial they expectorate. |
Other Conjugations for Expectorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
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Expectorer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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