L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Introduction to the verb asphyxier
The English translation of the French verb asphyxier is “to suffocate.” It is pronounced as “a-sfee-ksee-ay.”
Asphyxier is derived from the Greek word “asphyksía,” meaning “smothering” or “stopping of the pulse.” It entered the French language in the early 17th century. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of not being able to breathe or to cause someone or something to stop breathing.
Examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense are:
- Je dois m’arrêter de fumer, sinon je vais m’asphyxier. (I have to quit smoking, otherwise I will suffocate.)
- Les plantes se font asphyxier par la pollution de l’air. (Plants are being suffocated by the pollution in the air.)
- Les parents ont retrouvé leur enfant en train de s’asphyxier avec un jouet. (The parents found their child suffocating with a toy.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of asphyxier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | asphyxie | Je m’asphyxie. | I am suffocating. |
tu | asphyxies | Tu m’asphyxies. | You are suffocating me. |
il | asphyxie | Il m’asphyxie. | He is suffocating me. |
elle | asphyxie | Elle m’asphyxie. | She is suffocating me. |
on | asphyxie | On s’asphyxie. | We are suffocating. |
nous | asphyxions | Nous nous asphyxions. | We were suffocating. |
vous | asphyxiez | Vous vous asphyxiez. | You were suffocating. |
ils | asphyxient | Ils les asphyxient. | They are suffocating them. |
elles | asphyxient | Elles les asphyxient. | They are suffocating them. |
Other Conjugations for Asphyxier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier (this article)
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Asphyxier – 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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