Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Introduction to the verb ensaboter
The English translation of ensaboter is “to sabotage.” It is pronounced as ahn-sah-boh-teh in its infinitive form.
The word ensaboter comes from the French word sabot, which means “wooden shoe.” This word was used in the 19th century to refer to workers who threw their shoes or sabots into the machinery in order to cause disruption in the workplace. Over time, the verb ensaboter evolved to mean any deliberate act of sabotage or disruption.
In everyday French, ensaboter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or potential action. It is often used to talk about what may happen or what one would do in a given situation.
Examples:
- Si j’avais le pouvoir, j’ensaboterais leur projet. (If I had the power, I would sabotage their project.)
- Je suis sûre qu’il ensaboterait notre soirée si on l’invitait. (I’m sure he would ruin our evening if we invited him.)
- On ne peut pas se permettre d’ensaboter notre relation professionnelle. (We can’t afford to sabotage our professional relationship.)
English translations:
- If I had the power, I would sabotage their project.
- I’m sure he would ruin our evening if we invited him.
- We can’t afford to sabotage our professional relationship.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of ensaboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | ensaboterais | Je ensaboterais son plan. | I would sabotage his plan. |
tu | ensaboterais | Tu ensaboterais le système. | You would sabotage the system. |
il | ensaboterait | Il ensaboterait leur projet. | He would sabotage their project. |
elle | ensaboterait | Elle ensaboterait leurs efforts. | She would sabotage their efforts. |
on | ensaboterait | On ensaboterait l’opération. | One would sabotage the operation. |
nous | ensaboterions | Nous ensaboterions leur plan. | We would sabotage their plan. |
vous | ensaboteriez | Vous ensaboteriez l’ennemi. | You would sabotage the enemy. |
ils | ensaboteraient | Ils ensaboteraient la mission. | They would sabotage the mission. |
elles | ensaboteraient | Elles ensaboteraient le projet. | They would sabotage the project. |
Other Conjugations for Ensaboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ensaboter
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Ensaboter – 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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