Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Introduction to the verb diffamer
The English translation of the French verb diffamer is “to defame” or “to slander.” It is pronounced as “dee-fa-may.”
The word “diffamer” comes from the Latin word “diffamare,” which means “to spread harmful reports” or “to defame.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu me diffamais, je te poursuivrais en justice. (If you were to defame me, I would sue you.)
- Il ne fallait pas diffamer ton ancien employeur, cela pourrait te nuire dans ta recherche d’emploi future. (You shouldn’t have slandered your former employer, it could harm you in your future job search.)
- Je diffamerais mon adversaire politique si j’avais des preuves concrètes de ses actes répréhensibles. (I would defame my political opponent if I had concrete evidence of their wrongful actions.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of diffamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | diffamerais | Je diffamerais mon voisin. | I would slander my neighbor. |
tu | diffamerais | Tu diffamerais ton collègue. | You would slander your colleague. |
il | diffamerait | Il diffamerait son adversaire. | He would slander his opponent. |
elle | diffamerait | Elle diffamerait sa rivale. | She would slander her rival. |
on | diffamerait | On diffamerait le politicien. | One would slander the politician. |
nous | diffamerions | Nous diffamerions l’entreprise. | We would slander the company. |
vous | diffameriez | Vous diffameriez le candidat. | You would slander the candidate. |
ils | diffameraient | Ils diffameraient le journaliste. | They would slander the journalist. |
elles | diffameraient | Elles diffameraient leur ennemi. | They would slander their enemy. |
Other Conjugations for Diffamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
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Diffamer – 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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