Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Introduction to the verb soustraire
The English translation of the French verb soustraire is “to subtract.” It is pronounced “soo-strair.”
Soustraire comes from the Latin word “subtrahere,” which means “to subtract.” It is most often used in everyday French to indicate the action of taking away or removing something.
Example 1: Je dois soustraire 10 euros de mon budget pour ce mois-ci. (I have to subtract 10 euros from my budget for this month.)
Example 2: Les enfants ont appris à soustraire en classe aujourd’hui. (The children learned how to subtract in class today.)
Example 3: Si vous soustrayez la TVA, cela vous donnera le prix final. (If you subtract the VAT, it will give you the final price.)
Soustraire – 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 soustraire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | soustrais | Je soustrais | I subtract |
tu | soustrais | Tu soustrais | You subtract |
il | soustrait | Il soustrait | He subtracts |
elle | soustrait | Elle soustrait | She subtracts |
on | soustrait | On soustrait | One subtracts |
nous | soustrayons | Nous soustrayons | We subtract |
vous | soustrayez | Vous soustrayez | You subtract |
ils | soustraient | Ils soustraient | They subtract |
elles | soustraient | Elles soustraient | They subtract |
Other Conjugations for Soustraire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb soustraire
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