Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Introduction to the verb décontenancer
The English translation of the French verb décontenancer is “to disconcert” or “to unsettle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-con-tuh-nahn-say.”
Décontenancer comes from the Old French word “contenance,” meaning “demeanor” or “composure,” with the prefix “de-” meaning “dis.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a possible or hypothetical action or situation.
Here are three examples of décontenancer used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, cela me décontenancerait complètement. (If I were to win the lottery, it would completely unsettle me.)
- Vous pourriez décontenancer vos concurrents si vous présentiez un nouveau produit innovant. (You could disconcert your competitors if you introduced a new innovative product.)
- Nous ne voudrions pas vous décontenancer, mais la réunion a été annulée. (We wouldn’t want to unsettle you, but the meeting has been canceled.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décontenancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déconterais | Je déconterais mon histoire. | I would disconcert my story. |
tu | déconterais | Tu déconterais facilement. | You would disconcert easily. |
il | déconterait | Il déconterait la vérité. | He would disconcert the truth. |
elle | déconterait | Elle déconterait ses mensonges. | She would disconcert her lies. |
on | déconterait | On déconterait la situation. | One would disconcert the situation. |
nous | déconterions | Nous déconterions cette histoire. | We would disconcert this story. |
vous | déconteriez | Vous déconteriez vos expériences. | You would disconcert your experiences. |
ils | déconteraient | Ils déconteraient leur ignorance. | They would disconcert their ignorance. |
elles | déconteraient | Elles déconteraient leur naïveté. | They would disconcert their naivety. |
Other Conjugations for Décontenancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
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Décontenancer – 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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