Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Introduction to the verb déroger
The English translation of the French verb déroger is “to derogate” or “to deviate.” It is pronounced as “day-roh-jay.”
The word déroger comes from the Latin word “derogare,” meaning “to detract” or “to take away.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si tu dérogeais à tes principes, tu le regretterais. (If you were to deviate from your principles, you would regret it.)
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Nous dérogerions à notre tradition en faisant cela. (We would deviate from our tradition by doing that.)
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Est-ce que vous dérogeriez à votre engagement si une meilleure offre se présentait ? (Would you deviate from your commitment if a better offer came along?)
English translations:
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If you were to deviate from your principles, you would regret it.
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We would deviate from our tradition by doing that.
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Would you deviate from your commitment if a better offer came along?
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of déroger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dérogerais | Je dérogerais à la règle. | I would deviate from the rule. |
tu | dérogerais | Tu ne dérogerais pas. | You wouldn’t deviate. |
il | dérogerait | Il dérogerait au contrat. | He would deviate from the contract. |
elle | dérogerait | Elle dérogerait à la norme. | She would deviate from the norm. |
on | dérogerait | On dérogerait à la méthode. | One would deviate from the method. |
nous | dérogerions | Nous dérogerions du plan. | We would deviate from the plan. |
vous | dérogeriez | Vous dérogeriez de l’accord. | You would deviate from the agreement. |
ils | dérogeraient | Ils ne dérogeraient pas. | They wouldn’t deviate. |
elles | dérogeraient | Elles dérogeraient à la loi. | They would deviate from the law. |
Other Conjugations for Déroger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déroger
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Déroger – 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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