Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Introduction to the verb surlouer
The English translation of surlouer is “to overcharge/to rent out at an excessive price”. It is pronounced “sur-loo-ay”.
Surlouer comes from the combination of the prefix “sur” which means “over” and the verb “louer” which means “to rent”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a situation where someone is charging an excessive price for something, especially for a rental property.
Examples:
- Je ne vais pas surlouer cet appartement, le prix est déjà très élevé. (I’m not going to overcharge for this apartment, the price is already very high.)
- Le propriétaire a surloué la maison de vacances et les locataires ont dû payer le double du prix normal. (The landlord overcharged for the vacation house and the tenants had to pay twice the normal price.)
- Il a essayé de surlouer ses services en tant que plombier, mais personne n’a voulu payer autant. (He tried to overcharge for his services as a plumber, but no one wanted to pay that much.)
Surlouer – 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 surlouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | surloue | Je surloue mon appartement. | I am renting out my apartment. |
tu | surloues | Tu surloues une voiture. | You are renting a car. |
il | surloue | Il surloue une maison. | He is renting a house. |
elle | surloue | Elle surloue son studio. | She is renting her studio. |
on | surloue | On surloue des chambres. | We are renting out rooms. |
nous | surlouons | Nous surlouons un bureau. | We are renting an office. |
vous | surlouez | Vous surlouez un bateau. | You are renting a boat. |
ils | surlouent | Ils surlouent leur villa. | They are renting their villa. |
elles | surlouent | Elles surlouent leur appartement. | They are renting their apartment. |
Other Conjugations for Surlouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surlouer
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