Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Introduction to the verb mortifier
The English translation of the French verb mortifier is “to mortify”. It is pronounced “mohr-tee-fee-ay”.
Mortifier comes from the Latin word “mortificare” which means “to kill” or “to put to death”. In everyday French, mortifier is used to describe causing physical or emotional pain, or to suppress one’s desires or impulses.
Examples:
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Elle se mortifiait en silence pour ne pas montrer sa peine. (She was suffering in silence to not show her grief.)
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Les châtiments corporels ont été utilisés pour mortifier les prisonniers. (Physical punishments were used to mortify prisoners.)
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Il se mortifiait en refusant de manger ses aliments préférés pour perdre du poids. (He was mortifying himself by refusing to eat his favorite foods in order to lose weight.)
Mortifier – 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 mortifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je mortifie | Je me mortifie tous les jours. | I mortify myself every day. |
tu | tu mortifies | Tu te mortifies trop facilement. | You mortify yourself too easily. |
il | il mortifie | Il mortifie ses ennemis avec ses paroles. | He mortifies his enemies with his words. |
elle | elle mortifie | Elle mortifie ses désirs pour atteindre ses objectifs. | She mortifies her desires to achieve her goals. |
on | on mortifie | On se mortifie pour plaire aux autres. | We mortify ourselves to please others. |
nous | nous mortifions | Nous nous mortifions pour éviter le péché. | We mortify ourselves to avoid sin. |
vous | vous mortifiez | Vous vous mortifiez pour atteindre la perfection. | You mortify yourselves to attain perfection. |
ils | ils mortifient | Ils mortifient leurs passions pour suivre Dieu. | They mortify their passions to follow God. |
elles | elles mortifient | Elles mortifient leur corps pour atteindre la beauté idéale. | They mortify their bodies to achieve the ideal beauty. |
Other Conjugations for Mortifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb mortifier
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