Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Introduction to the verb suborner
The English translation of the French verb suborner is “to bribe” or “to suborn”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “soo-bohr-ney”.
Suborner comes from the Latin word “subornare” which means “to bribe or induce secretly”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of bribing or corrupting someone to do something illegal or dishonest.
Examples:
- Il a essayé de suborner le juge pour obtenir une sentence plus légère. (He tried to bribe the judge to get a lighter sentence.)
- Les politiciens sont souvent accusés de suborner des électeurs pour obtenir leur vote. (Politicians are often accused of bribing voters to get their vote.)
- Le directeur de l’entreprise a été arrêté pour avoir suborné des employés pour obtenir des contrats. (The director of the company was arrested for bribing employees to get contracts.)
Suborner – 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 suborner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | suborne | Je suborne mon témoin. | I suborn my witness. |
tu | subornes | Tu subornes le juge. | You suborn the judge. |
il | suborne | Il suborne le jury. | He suborns the jury. |
elle | suborne | Elle suborne l’avocat. | She suborns the lawyer. |
on | suborne | On suborne les témoins. | We suborn the witnesses. |
nous | subornons | Nous subornons les jurés. | We suborn the jurors. |
vous | subornez | Vous subornez le témoin. | You suborn the witness. |
ils | subornent | Ils subornent le juge. | They suborn the judge. |
elles | subornent | Elles subornent l’avocat. | They suborn the lawyer. |
Other Conjugations for Suborner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb suborner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb suborner
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