Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Introduction to the verb encourir
The English translation of the French verb encourir is “to incur.” The infinitive form, “encourir,” is pronounced as “ahn-koo-reer.”
The language origin of encourir is from the Latin word “incurrere,” meaning “to run into.” In everyday French, encourir is most often used in legal contexts to refer to incurring something negative or undesirable, such as a penalty or punishment.
Here are three simple examples of its usage, with their respective English translations:
1) Il encourt une amende s’il ne paye pas ses impôts à temps. (He incurs a fine if he doesn’t pay his taxes on time.)
2) Nous encourrons un risque de perdre notre emploi si nous ne respectons pas les règles de l’entreprise. (We are at risk of losing our jobs if we don’t follow the company’s rules.)
3) La déforestation encourt de graves conséquences pour l’environnement. (Deforestation incurs serious consequences for the environment.)
Encourir – 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 encourir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’encours | J’encours un grand risque. | I’m taking a big risk. |
tu | tu encours | Tu encours un danger. | You’re in danger. |
il | il encourt | Il encourt une punition. | He’s facing a punishment. |
elle | elle encourt | Elle encourt une amende. | She’s facing a fine. |
on | on encourt | On encourt des conséquences. | We’re facing consequences. |
nous | nous courons | Nous courons vers eux. | We’re running towards them. |
vous | vous courez | Vous courez vite ! | You’re running fast! |
ils | ils encourent | Ils encourent des risques. | They’re facing risks. |
elles | elles encourent | Elles encourent des dépenses. | They’re facing expenses. |
Other Conjugations for Encourir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encourir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourir
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