Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Introduction to the verb contrebouter
The English translation of the French verb contrebouter is “to disconcert” or “to unsettle.” It is pronounced as “kohn-truh-boo-teh.”
The word contrebouter comes from the French word contreboter, which means to dispute or contradict. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or desired action in the present tense.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of contrebouter in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si je lui disais la vérité, ça le contrebouterait. (If I were to tell him the truth, it would unsettle him.)
- Tu devrais lui parler, ça le contrebouterait peut-être. (You should talk to him, it might disconcert him.)
- Elle ne m’a pas écouté, ça m’aurait contrebouté si elle l’avait fait. (She didn’t listen to me, it would have unsettled me if she had.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contrebouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contrebouterais | Je contrebouterais ces règles. | I would defy these rules. |
tu | contrebouterais | Tu contrebouterais les lois. | You would defy the laws. |
il | contrebouterait | Il contrebouterait la société. | He would defy society. |
elle | contrebouterait | Elle contrebouterait les normes. | She would defy the norms. |
on | contrebouterait | On contrebouterait les traditions. | One would defy traditions. |
nous | contrebouterions | Nous contrebouterions les autorités. | We would defy authorities. |
vous | contrebouteriez | Vous contrebouteriez les conventions. | You would defy conventions. |
ils | contrebouteraient | Ils contrebouteraient les attentes. | They would defy expectations. |
elles | contrebouteraient | Elles contrebouteraient les croyances. | They would defy beliefs. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
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Contrebouter – 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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