Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Introduction to the verb prévaloir
The English translation of the French verb prévaloir is “to prevail”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “preh-vah-lwar”.
The word “prévaloir” comes from the Latin word “praevalere”, which means “to be strong” or “to prevail”. It is most often used in everyday French to express the idea of having influence or being dominant in a situation. It can also be used to indicate the idea of being more important or having more value than something else.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage:
- Son opinion prévaut dans cette décision. (His opinion prevails in this decision.)
- La loi prévaut sur les coutumes locales. (The law prevails over local customs.)
- Sa force physique prévalait sur son adversaire. (His physical strength prevailed over his opponent.)
Prévaloir – 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 prévaloir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Je prévaux | Je prévaux souvent dans les débats. | I prevail often in debates.
Tu | Tu prévaux | Tu prévaux toujours dans les arguments. | You prevail always in arguments.
Il | Il prévaut | Il prévaut contre toutes les chances. | He prevails against all odds.
Elle | Elle prévaut | Elle prévaut au travail grâce à son intelligence. | She prevails at work thanks to her intelligence.
On | On prévaut | On prévaut dans cette situation difficile. | We prevail in this difficult situation.
Nous | Nous prévalons | Nous prévalons de cette opportunité. | We prevail from this opportunity.
Vous | Vous prévalez | Vous prévalez de votre position de leader. | You prevail from your leader position.
Ils | Ils prévalent | Ils prévalent dans le domaine de la technologie. | They prevail in the technology field.
Elles | Elles prévalent | Elles prévalent dans cette compétition. | They prevail in this competition.
Other Conjugations for Prévaloir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prévaloir
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