Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Introduction to the verb déboussoler
The English translation of the French verb déboussoler is “to unsettle, to disorient, to throw off balance.” It is pronounced as “day-boo-sol-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word déboussoler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates negation or reversal, and the verb “boussole” meaning “compass.” Therefore, déboussoler can be interpreted as “to take someone off their compass,” as in to disrupt or unsettle their usual state or direction.
In everyday French, déboussoler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or possible actions or events in the present. It is often used to express a potential consequence or outcome if a certain action were to take place.
Here are three simple examples of déboussoler in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si je n’avais pas vu cet accident, cela me déboussolerait. (If I hadn’t seen that accident, it would unsettle me.)
- Tu te déboussolerais si tu devais déménager dans un autre pays ? (Would you be disoriented if you had to move to another country?)
- Elle se sentirait déboussolée si elle devait changer de travail maintenant. (She would feel unsettled if she had to change jobs now.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of déboussoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déboussolerais | Je déboussolerais mes amis. | I would confuse my friends. |
tu | déboussolerais | Tu déboussolerais les invités. | You would disorient the guests. |
il | déboussolerait | Il déboussolerait la classe. | He would unsettle the class. |
elle | déboussolerait | Elle déboussolerait les enfants. | She would disconcert the children. |
on | déboussolerait | On déboussolerait nos plans. | One would disrupt our plans. |
nous | déboussolerions | Nous déboussolerions le voisin. | We would disorient the neighbor. |
vous | déboussoleriez | Vous déboussoleriez l’audience. | You would confuse the audience. |
ils | déboussoleraient | Ils déboussoleraient l’équipe. | They would disorient the team. |
elles | déboussoleraient | Elles déboussoleraient les clients. | They would disorient the clients. |
Other Conjugations for Déboussoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
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Déboussoler – 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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