Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Introduction to the verb décimer
The English translation of the French verb décimer is “to decimate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-see-may.”
The word décimer comes from the Latin word “decimare,” which means “to take a tenth.” It was originally used in the context of Roman soldiers punishing rebellious groups by killing every tenth person. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of killing a large portion of a group or population.
In everyday French, décimer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is the conditional tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or possible action, often with the conditional “would” in English.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si on ne réduit pas notre consommation d’énergie, on décimerait la planète. (If we don’t reduce our energy consumption, we would decimate the planet.)
- J’aimerais que les insectes ne déciment pas mes plantes. (I would like the insects not to decimate my plants.)
- Si tu fais la fête toute la nuit, tu décimerais tes chances de réussir ton examen demain. (If you party all night, you would decimate your chances of passing your exam tomorrow.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décimerais | Je décimerais les forêts. | I would decimate the forests. |
tu | décimerais | Tu décimerais ton ennemi. | You would decimate your enemy. |
il | décimerait | Il décimerait la population. | He would decimate the population. |
elle | décimerait | Elle décimerait les cultures. | She would decimate the crops. |
on | décimerait | On décimerait les ressources. | One would decimate the resources. |
nous | décimerions | Nous décimerions l’armée ennemie. | We would decimate the enemy army. |
vous | décimeriez | Vous décimeriez les villages. | You would decimate the villages. |
ils | décimeraient | Ils décimeraient les animaux. | They would decimate the animals. |
elles | décimeraient | Elles décimeraient les cultures. | They would decimate the crops. |
Other Conjugations for Décimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
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Décimer – 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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