L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Introduction to the verb acculer
The English translation of the French verb acculer is “to corner” or “to push into a corner.” The infinitive form, acculer, is pronounced “ah-koo-leh.”
The word acculer comes from the Latin word “culus,” meaning “bottom” or “rear,” and the prefix “a-” which can indicate a direction or movement.
In everyday French, acculer is most often used in the imperative present tense, which is used to give commands or instructions.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Accule-le dans le coin ! (Corner him!)
- N’acculez pas le chat ! (Don’t corner the cat!)
- Acculons-le à avouer la vérité. (Let’s corner him into confessing the truth.)
English translations:
- Corner him in the corner!
- Don’t corner the cat!
- Let’s corner him into confessing the truth.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of acculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accule | Accule le chien dans un coin. | Corner the dog. |
tu | accule | Accule-le à avouer la vérité. | Pressure him to confess the truth. |
il | accule | Il accule l’entreprise à la faillite. | He is driving the company to bankruptcy. |
elle | accule | Elle accule ses adversaires. | She backs her opponents into a corner. |
on | accule | On accule les criminels. | We corner the criminals. |
nous | acculons | Acculons-les à prendre une décision. | Let’s push them to make a decision. |
vous | acculez | Acculez-le à payer ses dettes. | Make him pay his debts. |
ils | acculent | Ils acculent les animaux sauvages. | They corner wild animals. |
elles | acculent | Elles acculent les hommes à travailler plus. | They pressure men to work more. |
Other Conjugations for Acculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
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Acculer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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