Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Introduction to the verb shunter
The English translation of the French verb shunter is “to shunt”. The infinitive form is pronounced “shuhn-teh”.
The language origin of shunter can be traced back to the Old French word “chunter”, meaning “to dodge” or “to cheat”. In everyday French, shunter is most often used in the context of redirecting or bypassing something, both physically and metaphorically.
- Nous devons shunter cette route à cause des travaux. (We have to bypass this road because of construction.)
- Il a essayé de shunter les règles, mais il s’est fait prendre. (He tried to cheat the rules, but he got caught.)
- Le système de sécurité a shunté l’attaque informatique. (The security system shunted the cyber attack.)
Note: These translations are not literal and may vary depending on the context.
Shunter – 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 shunter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Shunte | Je shunte le problème. | I am bypassing the problem. |
Tu | Shuntes | Tu shuntes l’obstacle. | You are avoiding the obstacle. |
Il | Shunte | Il shunte le trafic. | He is diverting the traffic. |
Elle | Shunte | Elle shunte les voitures. | She is rerouting the cars. |
On | Shunte | On shunte le chemin. | We are changing the route. |
Nous | Shuntons | Nous shuntons la panne. | We are troubleshooting the breakdown. |
Vous | Shuntez | Vous shuntez le système. | You are bypassing the system. |
Ils | Shuntent | Ils shuntent le conducteur. | They are removing the driver. |
Elles | Shuntent | Elles shuntent les obstacles. | They are avoiding the obstacles. |
Other Conjugations for Shunter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb shunter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb shunter
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