Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Introduction to the verb sous-employer
The English translation of the French verb sous-employer is “to underemploy”. It is pronounced as “soo-zom-ploy-ay”.
Sous-employer is a regular verb that is derived from the prefix “sous-” meaning “under” and the verb “employer” which means “to employ”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of employing someone below their qualifications or capabilities, or not giving them enough work to do.
Example 1: Je me sens sous-employé dans cette entreprise. (I feel underemployed in this company.)
Example 2: Nous ne voulons pas sous-employer notre personnel expérimenté. (We don’t want to underemploy our experienced staff.)
Example 3: Les entreprises devraient éviter de sous-employer les jeunes diplômés. (Companies should avoid underemploying young graduates.)
Sous-Employer – 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 sous-employer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Sous-emploie | Je sous-emploie souvent des étudiants. | I often underemploy students. |
Tu | Sous-emploies | Tu ne sous-emploies jamais de nouveaux diplômés. | You never underemploy new graduates. |
Il | Sous-emploie | Il sous-emploie des travailleurs qualifiés. | He underemploys skilled workers. |
Elle | Sous-emploie | Elle sous-emploie des personnes en difficulté. | She underemploys people in need. |
On | Sous-emploie | On sous-emploie des personnes handicapées. | One underemploys disabled people. |
Nous | Sous-employons | Nous sous-employons des étudiants pour le weekend. | We underemploy students for the weekend. |
Vous | Sous-employez | Vous sous-employez des travailleurs à temps partiel. | You underemploy part-time workers. |
Ils | Sous-emploient | Ils sous-emploient des personnes sans expérience. | They underemploy inexperienced people. |
Elles | Sous-emploient | Elles sous-emploient des jeunes diplômées. | They underemploy young graduates. |
Other Conjugations for Sous-Employer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-employer
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