Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Introduction to the verb imputer
The English translation of the French verb imputer is “to attribute” or “to charge with.” The infinitive form of imputer is pronounced “im-poo-tey.”
Imputer comes from the Latin word “imputare,” meaning “to reckon, charge, or ascribe.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the idea of assigning responsibility or blame to someone or something.
Examples of usage of imputer in everyday French:
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Je ne peux pas imputer la faute à un seul employé. – I cannot attribute the blame to just one employee.
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Les médias ont tendance à imputer tous les problèmes sur le gouvernement. – The media tends to blame all the problems on the government.
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Il est injuste de m’imputer la responsabilité de cet échec. – It is unfair to charge me with the responsibility for this failure.
Imputer – 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 imputer
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
| je | j’impute | J’impute la faute à toi. | I’m blaming you for the mistake. |
| tu | tu imputes | Tu imputes trop vite. | You’re blaming too quickly. |
| il | il impute | Il impute les frais à l’entreprise. | He’s charging the expenses to the company. |
| elle | elle impute | Elle impute la responsabilité à son collègue. | She’s attributing the responsibility to her colleague. |
| on | on impute | On impute souvent les erreurs aux autres. | We often blame others for our mistakes. |
| nous | nous imputons | Nous imputons les coûts au budget. | We’re attributing the costs to the budget. |
| vous | vous imputez | Vous imputez la dette à votre ex-mari. | You’re holding your ex-husband responsible for the debt. |
| ils | ils imputent | Ils imputent les bons résultats à leur travail acharné. | They attribute the good results to their hard work. |
| elles | elles imputent | Elles imputent la crise économique à la mauvaise gestion. | They’re blaming the economic crisis on poor management. |
Other Conjugations for Imputer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imputer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imputer
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