Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Introduction to the verb décapiter
The English translation of the French verb décapiter is “to decapitate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-kah-pee-tay.”
The word décapiter comes from the Latin word “decapitare,” meaning “to behead.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used primarily in a literal sense, meaning to remove someone’s head from their body.
In everyday French, décapiter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or event in the present. It is also commonly used in the imperative form, as a command.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais une épée, je décapiterais le dragon. (If I had a sword, I would decapitate the dragon.)
- Je te décapiterais volontiers si tu continuais à me mentir. (I would gladly decapitate you if you kept lying to me.)
- Si nous avions plus de temps, nous pourrions décapiter toutes les mauvaises herbes dans le jardin. (If we had more time, we could decapitate all the weeds in the garden.)
English translations:
- If I had a sword, I would decapitate the dragon.
- I would gladly decapitate you if you kept lying to me.
- If we had more time, we could decapitate all the weeds in the garden.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décapiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décapiterais | Je décapiterais le monstre. | I would decapitate the monster. |
tu | décapiterais | Tu décapiterais avec précision. | You would decapitate with precision. |
il | décapiterait | Il décapiterait les ennemis. | He would decapitate the enemies. |
elle | décapiterait | Elle décapiterait le dragon. | She would decapitate the dragon. |
on | décapiterait | On décapiterait les traîtres. | One would decapitate the traitors. |
nous | décapiterions | Nous décapiterions les zombies. | We would decapitate the zombies. |
vous | décapiteriez | Vous décapiteriez le roi. | You would decapitate the king. |
ils | décapiteraient | Ils décapiteraient les démons. | They would decapitate the demons. |
elles | décapiteraient | Elles décapiteraient les sorcières. | They would decapitate the witches. |
Other Conjugations for Décapiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
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Décapiter – 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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