Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Introduction to the verb douer
The English translation of the French verb douer is “to endow” or “to gift”. The infinitive form is pronounced “doo-ay”.
The origin of the word douer can be traced back to the Old French word “douer” which meant “to give, grant or endow”. It comes from the Latin word “dotare” meaning “to give a dowry”.
In everyday French, the verb douer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or future action, usually with the conditional “would” in English.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je te douerais volontiers de mes connaissances en informatique. (If I had more time, I would gladly endow you with my computer knowledge.)
- Tu te demandes souvent ce que tu ferais si tu gagnais à la loterie. Tu te douerais sûrement d’une grande maison et d’une voiture de luxe. (You often wonder what you would do if you won the lottery. You would probably gift yourself a big house and a luxury car.)
- Ils doueraient leur équipe de nouveaux équipements s’ils avaient plus de budget. (They would endow their team with new equipment if they had a bigger budget.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of douer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | douterais | Je douterais de mes choix. | I would doubt my choices. |
tu | douterais | Tu douterais de ta décision. | You would doubt your decision. |
il | douterait | Il douterait de ses capacités. | He would doubt his abilities. |
elle | douterait | Elle douterait de son intelligence. | She would doubt her intelligence. |
on | douterait | On douterait de la véracité. | One would doubt the truth. |
nous | douterions | Nous douterions de tout. | We would doubt everything. |
vous | douteriez | Vous douteriez de la situation. | You would doubt the situation. |
ils | douteraient | Ils douteraient de l’avenir. | They would doubt the future. |
elles | douteraient | Elles douteraient de leurs compétences. | They would doubt their skills. |
Other Conjugations for Douer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
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Douer – 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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