Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Introduction to the verb arnaquer
The English translation of the French verb arnaquer is “to scam” or “to swindle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahr-nah-keh.”
The word arnaquer comes from the French word “arnaque,” meaning “scam” or “swindle,” and is derived from the Spanish word “aranque,” meaning “cheat” or “deception.”
In everyday French, arnaquer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action. It is commonly used when talking about what one would do in a given situation or when making a suggestion.
Examples:
- Si j’avais plus d’argent, je t’arnaquerais en achetant cette voiture de luxe. (If I had more money, I would scam you by buying this luxury car.)
- Nous pourrions arnaquer les touristes en leur vendant ces souvenirs à un prix exorbitant. (We could swindle the tourists by selling them these souvenirs at an outrageous price.)
- Si tu savais parler espagnol, tu pourrais arnaquer ces clients en leur faisant croire que tu es un guide touristique. (If you knew how to speak Spanish, you could scam these clients by making them believe you are a tour guide.)
English translations:
- If I had more money, I would scam you by buying this luxury car.
- We could swindle the tourists by selling them these souvenirs at an outrageous price.
- If you knew how to speak Spanish, you could scam these clients by making them believe you are a tour guide.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of arnaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | arnaquerais | Je arnaquerais mon voisin. | I would scam my neighbor. |
tu | arnaquerais | Tu arnaquerais tes amis. | You would scam your friends. |
il | arnaquerait | Il arnaquerait les touristes. | He would scam the tourists. |
elle | arnaquerait | Elle arnaquerait son patron. | She would scam her boss. |
on | arnaquerait | On arnaquerait les consommateurs. | One would scam consumers. |
nous | arnaquerions | Nous arnaquerions les hommes politiques. | We would scam politicians. |
vous | arnaqueriez | Vous arnaqueriez vos clients. | You would scam your clients. |
ils | arnaqueraient | Ils arnaqueraient leurs victimes. | They would scam their victims. |
elles | arnaqueraient | Elles arnaqueraient les entreprises. | They would scam companies. |
Other Conjugations for Arnaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
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Arnaquer – 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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