Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Introduction to the verb désavouer
The English translation of désavouer is “to disavow” or “to disown.” It is pronounced “day-sa-voo-ay.”
The word désavouer comes from the Old French word “desavouer,” which is a combination of the prefix “des-” (meaning “away from”) and the verb “avouer” (meaning “to admit”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Three examples of désavouer in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si je devais être élu président, je désavouerais certaines de mes promesses électorales. (If I were to be elected president, I would disavow some of my campaign promises.)
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Tu désavouerais tes amis si tu découvrais qu’ils te mentaient ? (Would you disavow your friends if you found out they were lying to you?)
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Nous désavouerions notre propre famille si elle était impliquée dans un scandale. (We would disavow our own family if they were involved in a scandal.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of désavouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désavouerais | Je désavouerais mes actions. | I would disown my actions. |
tu | désavouerais | Tu désavouerais ta famille. | You would disown your family. |
il | désavouerait | Il désavouerait son comportement. | He would disown his behavior. |
elle | désavouerait | Elle désavouerait sa parole. | She would disown her words. |
on | désavouerait | On désavouerait la vérité. | One would disown the truth. |
nous | désavouerions | Nous désavouerions notre chef. | We would disown our leader. |
vous | désavoueriez | Vous désavoueriez votre opinion. | You would disown your opinion. |
ils | désavoueraient | Ils désavoueraient leur complice. | They would disown their accomplice. |
elles | désavoueraient | Elles désavoueraient leur décision. | They would disown their decision. |
Other Conjugations for Désavouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désavouer
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Désavouer – 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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