Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Introduction to the verb endiguer
to contain/to curb. The infinitive form “endiguer” is pronounced as ahn-dee-geh.
Endiguer originates from the Old French word “diguer,” which means “to dam up.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of containing or restraining something, often used in the context of controlling or limiting the spread of a problem or situation.
Examples:
- Nous devons endiguer l’épidémie de COVID-19. (We must contain the COVID-19 epidemic.)
- Le gouvernement a pris des mesures pour endiguer la pollution de l’air. (The government has taken measures to curb air pollution.)
- Les autorités cherchent à endiguer la violence dans la ville. (The authorities are trying to contain the violence in the city.)
Endiguer – 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 endiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | endigue | J’endigue la rivière. | I contain the river. |
Tu | endigues | Tu endigues la marée. | You contain the tide. |
Il | endigue | Il endigue le fleuve. | He contains the river. |
Elle | endigue | Elle endigue le lac. | She contains the lake. |
On | endigue | On endigue la crue. | One contains the flood. |
Nous | endiguons | Nous endiguons le cours d’eau. | We contain the stream. |
Vous | endiguez | Vous endiguez la vague. | You contain the wave. |
Ils | endiguent | Ils endiguent le ruisseau. | They contain the brook. |
Elles | endiguent | Elles endiguent le torrent. | They contain the torrent. |
Other Conjugations for Endiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
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