Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Introduction to the verb défalquer
The English translation of the French verb défalquer is “to deduct” or “to subtract”. It is pronounced as “deh-fal-kay”.
Défalquer comes from the Latin word “defalcare”, meaning “to cut off”. It is a compound verb, made up of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “away” or “down”) and the verb “falquer” (meaning “to cut”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais plus d’argent, je défalquerais mes frais de voyage. (If I had more money, I would deduct my travel expenses.)
- Nous pourrions défalquer ces heures supplémentaires de notre salaire. (We could deduct those extra hours from our salary.)
- Si tu avais vérifié tes comptes, tu saurais que tu dois défalquer ta TVA. (If you had checked your accounts, you would know that you have to deduct your VAT.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of défalquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | défaucherais | Je défaucherais les mauvaises herbes. | I would weed out the bad weeds. |
tu | défaucherais | Tu défaucherais la pelouse. | You would mow the lawn. |
il | défaucherait | Il défaucherait le champ. | He would harvest the field. |
elle | défaucherait | Elle défaucherait les légumes. | She would gather the vegetables. |
on | défaucherait | On défaucherait le blé. | One would harvest the wheat. |
nous | défaucherions | Nous défaucherions le foin. | We would harvest the hay. |
vous | défaucheriez | Vous défaucheriez les fleurs. | You would pick the flowers. |
ils | défaucheraient | Ils défaucheraient les arbres. | They would prune the trees. |
elles | défaucheraient | Elles défaucheraient les vignes. | They would harvest the vines. |
Other Conjugations for Défalquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défalquer
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Défalquer – 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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