L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate.” It is pronounced “ah-pro-pree-ay.”
Approprier comes from the Latin word “appropriare” which means “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with English translations are:
- Appropriez-vous de vos rêves. (Make your dreams your own.)
- N’oubliez pas de vous approprier la nouvelle politique. (Don’t forget to appropriate the new policy.)
- Ne vous appropriez pas le travail des autres. (Don’t appropriate the work of others.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | approprie | Approprie-toi cette idée. | Make this idea your own. |
tu | approprie | Appropries-toi cette robe. | Make this dress yours. |
il | approprie | Il s’approprie souvent des idées des autres. | He often appropriates ideas from others. |
elle | approprie | Elle s’approprie facilement de nouvelles compétences. | She easily acquires new skills. |
on | approprie | On s’approprie le langage des autres. | We adopt the language of others. |
nous | approprions | Approprions-nous cette coutume. | Let’s adopt this custom. |
vous | appropriez | Appropriez-vous cette méthode de travail. | Adopt this work method. |
ils | approprient | Ils s’approprient les cultures étrangères. | They appropriate foreign cultures. |
elles | approprient | Elles s’approprient la musique du monde entier. | They embrace music from all over the world. |
Other Conjugations for Approprier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
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Approprier – 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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