Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Introduction to the verb enfanter
The English translation of the French verb enfanter is “to give birth”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-fahn-tay”.
The word “enfanter” comes from the Latin word “infantare”, meaning “to bear or give birth”. It is a regular -er verb and is often used in the context of motherhood and childbirth.
In everyday French, enfanter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a possible action or event in the future. It is often used to talk about hypothetical situations or to make a polite request.
Here are three simple examples of enfanter in the Conditionnel Présent tense, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’enfanterais un autre enfant. (If I had more time, I would give birth to another child.)
- J’aimerais qu’elle enfante une petite fille cette fois-ci. (I would like her to give birth to a little girl this time.)
- Nous enfanterions une famille nombreuse si nous avions les moyens. (We would give birth to a large family if we had the means.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of enfanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enfanterais | Je enfanterais deux enfants. | I would give birth to two children. |
tu | enfanterais | Tu enfanterais une fille. | You would give birth to a girl. |
il | enfanterait | Il enfanterait un garçon. | He would give birth to a boy. |
elle | enfanterait | Elle enfanterait des jumeaux. | She would give birth to twins. |
on | enfanterait | On enfanterait un enfant. | One would give birth to a child. |
nous | enfanterions | Nous enfanterions une famille. | We would give birth to a family. |
vous | enfanteriez | Vous enfanteriez un héritier. | You would give birth to an heir. |
ils | enfanteraient | Ils enfanteraient un héritier. | They would give birth to an heir. |
elles | enfanteraient | Elles enfanteraient des jumeaux. | They would give birth to twins. |
Other Conjugations for Enfanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfanter
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Enfanter – 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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