Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Introduction to the verb désensibiliser
The English translation of the French verb désensibiliser is “to desensitize.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-see-bee-lee-zay.”
The word désensibiliser is derived from the French prefix “dé-” which means “undo” or “reverse,” and the verb “sensibiliser” which means “to sensitize.” Together, désensibiliser means “to undo sensitization” or “to desensitize.”
In everyday French, désensibiliser is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present. It is often used in situations where the speaker is imagining a possible outcome or consequence.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si je pouvais te désensibiliser à la douleur, tu ne souffrirais plus jamais. (If I could desensitize you to pain, you would never suffer again.)
- Est-ce que vous désensibiliseriez vos enfants à la peur des araignées si vous en aviez la possibilité? (Would you desensitize your children to fear of spiders if you had the opportunity?)
- Elle serait plus heureuse si elle pouvait se désensibiliser à l’opinion des autres. (She would be happier if she could desensitize herself to the opinions of others.)
These sentences can be translated respectively as:
- If I could desensitize you to pain, you would never suffer again.
- Would you desensitize your children to fear of spiders if you had the opportunity?
- She would be happier if she could desensitize herself to the opinions of others.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of désensibiliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désensibiliserais | Je désensibiliserais les patients. | I would desensitize the patients. |
tu | désensibiliserais | Tu désensibiliserais les animaux. | You would desensitize the animals. |
il | désensibiliserait | Il désensibiliserait la population. | He would desensitize the population. |
elle | désensibiliserait | Elle désensibiliserait les enfants. | She would desensitize the children. |
on | désensibiliserait | On désensibiliserait les étudiants. | One would desensitize the students. |
nous | désensibiliserions | Nous désensibiliserions les employés. | We would desensitize the employees. |
vous | désensibiliseriez | Vous désensibiliseriez les volontaires. | You would desensitize the volunteers. |
ils | désensibiliseraient | Ils désensibiliseraient les patients. | They would desensitize the patients. |
elles | désensibiliseraient | Elles désensibiliseraient les animaux. | They would desensitize the animals. |
Other Conjugations for Désensibiliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désensibiliser
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Désensibiliser – 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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