Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Introduction to the verb accabler
The English translation of the French verb “accabler” is “to overwhelm” or “to crush”. The pronunciation of the infinitive form “accabler” is [ah-kah-bleh].
The verb “accabler” originated from the Latin word “cappa”, meaning “cloak” or “mantle”. In everyday French, “accabler” is commonly used to express the idea of burdening someone with a heavy weight, physically or emotionally, or to describe a situation or feeling of being overwhelmed.
Examples:
- Il était accablé de travail. (He was overwhelmed with work.)
- Les nouvelles informations les ont accablés. (The new information overwhelmed them.)
- Elle accablait son adversaire de critiques. (She was crushing her opponent with criticisms.)
Accabler – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of accabler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | accable | J’accable mon adversaire. | I overwhelm my opponent. |
tu | accables | Tu accables de travail. | You overwhelm with work. |
il | accable | Il accable de reproches. | He overwhelms with reproaches. |
elle | accable | Elle m’accable de compliments. | She overwhelms me with compliments. |
on | accable | On nous accable de responsabilités. | We are overwhelmed with responsibilities. |
nous | accablons | Nous accablons les coupables. | We overwhelm the culprits. |
vous | accablez | Vous accablez vos ennemis. | You overwhelm your enemies. |
ils | accablent | Ils nous accablent de critiques. | They overwhelm us with criticism. |
elles | accablent | Elles accablent de reproches. | They overwhelm with reproaches. |
Other Conjugations for Accabler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accabler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accabler
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