Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Introduction to the verb sous-tendre
The English translation of the French verb sous-tendre is “to underlie” or “to support.” The infinitive form is pronounced “soo-tahndr.”
The word sous-tendre comes from the Old French word “sostendre,” which means “to support” or “to uphold.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe something that forms the basis or foundation of something else.
Examples:
- La théorie sociologique de Marx sous-tend toutes ses analyses politiques. (Marx’s sociological theory underlies all of his political analyses.)
- La fidélité sous-tend une relation de confiance solide. (Fidelity supports a strong trusting relationship.)
- Les valeurs familiales sont sous-tendues par l’amour et le respect. (Family values are underpinned by love and respect.)
Sous-Tendre – 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-tendre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | sous-tends | Je sous-tends le projet. | I underlie the project. |
Tu | sous-tends | Tu sous-tends ta théorie. | You underlie your theory. |
Il | sous-tend | Il sous-tend son argument. | He underlies his argument. |
Elle | sous-tend | Elle sous-tend sa démonstration. | She underlies her demonstration. |
On | sous-tend | On sous-tend une hypothèse. | One underlies a hypothesis. |
Nous | sous-tendons | Nous sous-tendons l’étude. | We underlie the study. |
Vous | sous-tendez | Vous sous-tendez la discussion. | You underlie the discussion. |
Ils | sous-tendent | Ils sous-tendent les résultats. | They underlie the results. |
Elles | sous-tendent | Elles sous-tendent leurs actions. | They underlie their actions. |
Other Conjugations for Sous-Tendre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sous-tendre
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