L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive 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”. It is pronounced “ah-kew-lay”.
Acculer comes from the Latin word “culus” which means “backside”. In French, it is often used in a figurative sense to describe someone being backed into a difficult or desperate situation.
In everyday French, acculer is most commonly used in the infinitive present tense. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Je suis acculé à prendre une décision difficile. (I am cornered into making a difficult decision.)
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Nous allons être acculés à démissionner si la situation ne s’améliore pas. (We are going to be pushed into resigning if the situation doesn’t improve.)
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Les négociations ont acculé les deux parties à un compromis. (The negotiations have forced both parties into a compromise.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of acculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accule | Je m’accule. | I corner myself. |
tu | accules | Tu m’accules. | You corner me. |
il | accule | Il l’accule. | He corners him. |
elle | accule | Elle l’accule. | She corners him. |
on | accule | On les accule. | We corner them. |
nous | acculons | Nous les acculons. | We will corner them. |
vous | acculez | Vous les acculez. | You will corner them. |
ils | acculent | Ils les acculent. | They corner them. |
elles | acculent | Elles les acculent. | They corner them. |
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer (this article)
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Acculer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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