Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Introduction to the verb caractériser
The English translation of the French verb caractériser is “to characterize.” It is pronounced as “kah-rahk-teh-ree-zay.”
The word caractériser comes from the Latin word “characterizare,” meaning “to distinguish” or “to mark with a characteristic.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future.
Here are three simple examples of caractériser in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je caractériserais mieux les personnages de mon roman. (If I had more time, I would better characterize the characters in my novel.)
- Tu caractériserais bien ta personnalité si tu faisais du théâtre. (You would characterize your personality well if you did theater.)
- Il/Elle caractériserait son style de vie par son amour pour le voyage. (He/She would characterize their lifestyle by their love for travel.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of caractériser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caractériserais | Je caractériserais la pièce. | I would characterize the room. |
tu | caractériserais | Tu caractériserais le personnage. | You would characterize the character. |
il | caractériserait | Il caractériserait la situation. | He would characterize the situation. |
elle | caractériserait | Elle caractériserait le paysage. | She would characterize the landscape. |
on | caractériserait | On caractériserait le problème. | One would characterize the problem. |
nous | caractériserions | Nous caractériserions le groupe. | We would characterize the group. |
vous | caractériseriez | Vous caractériseriez le produit. | You would characterize the product. |
ils | caractériseraient | Ils caractériseraient la culture. | They would characterize the culture. |
elles | caractériseraient | Elles caractériseraient leur personnalité. | They would characterize their personality. |
Other Conjugations for Caractériser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
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Caractériser – 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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