Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Introduction to the verb adouber
The English translation of the French verb adouber is “to dub.” It is pronounced “ah-doo-bay.”
The language origin of adouber comes from the Old French word “aduber,” which means “to make a knight.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or potential action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’étais riche, j’adouberais tous mes amis. (If I were rich, I would dub all my friends.) This sentence expresses a hypothetical situation, where the speaker is imagining what they would do if they were rich.
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Nous adouberions notre chien comme notre cheval de garde. (We would dub our dog as our guard dog.) This sentence expresses a potential action, where the speaker is saying what they would do in a certain situation.
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Est-ce que tu adouberais cette personne en tant que chevalier? (Would you dub this person as a knight?) This sentence also expresses a hypothetical situation, where the speaker is asking someone if they would do something in a certain scenario.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of adouber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | adoubrais | Je adoubrais mon fils. | I would dub my son. |
tu | adoubrais | Tu adoubrais mieux. | You would dub better. |
il | adouberait | Il adouberait un chevalier. | He would dub a knight. |
elle | adouberait | Elle adouberait une reine. | She would dub a queen. |
on | adouberait | On adouberait un guerrier. | One would dub a warrior. |
nous | adoubions | Nous adoubions nos soldats. | We would dub our soldiers. |
vous | adoubiez | Vous adoubiez vos valets. | You would dub your valets. |
ils | adoubraient | Ils adoubraient leurs épées. | They would dub their swords. |
elles | adoubraient | Elles adoubraient son armure. | They would dub her armor. |
Other Conjugations for Adouber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
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Adouber – 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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