Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Introduction to the verb condescendre
The English translation of condescendre is “to condescend.” It can be pronounced as “kohn-deh-san-druh” in French.
The verb condescendre comes from the Latin word “condescendere” which means “to descend.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe an attitude of superiority or patronizing behavior towards someone else.
Examples:
- Il ne faut pas condescendre envers les autres. (One should not condescend towards others.)
- Arrête de me parler avec condescendance. (Stop talking to me with condescension.)
- Les riches ont tendance à condescendre envers les plus pauvres. (The rich tend to condescend towards the poor.)
Condescendre – 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 condescendre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | condescends | Je condescends envers tout le monde. | I condescend towards everyone. |
Tu | condescends | Tu condescends facilement. | You condescend easily. |
Il | condescend | Il condescend à m’aider. | He condescends to help me. |
Elle | condescend | Elle condescend à parler avec moi. | She condescends to talk with me. |
On | condescend | On ne condescend pas à ce genre de comportement. | We don’t condescend to this kind of behavior. |
Nous | condescendons | Nous condescendons à lui expliquer. | We condescend to explain to him. |
Vous | condescendez | Vous condescendez souvent envers vos subordonnés. | You often condescend towards your subordinates. |
Ils | condescendent | Ils condescendent envers les personnes âgées. | They condescend towards elderly people. |
Elles | condescendent | Elles condescendent à m’écouter. | They condescend to listen to me. |
Other Conjugations for Condescendre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb condescendre
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