L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Introduction to the verb circonstancier
The English translation of the French verb circonstancier is “to contextualize” or “to give context to.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “seer-kon-stan-see-yay.”
The verb circonstancier comes from the French noun “circonstance,” meaning “circumstance,” and the suffix “-ier,” which indicates the action of a verb. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is equivalent to the English present infinitive tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je vais circonstancier mon propos pour que tu puisses mieux comprendre. (I am going to contextualize my speech so that you can understand better.)
- Il est important de circonstancier nos actions afin d’éviter les malentendus. (It is important to give context to our actions in order to avoid misunderstandings.)
- Nous devons circonstancier cette décision avant de la communiquer aux autres. (We need to give context to this decision before communicating it to others.)
English translations:
- I am going to contextualize
- It is important to give context to
- We need to give context to
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of circonstancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | circonstancie | Je circonstancie la situation. | I explain the situation. |
tu | circonstancies | Tu circonstancies tout le temps. | You explain all the time. |
il | circonstancie | Il circonstancie maladroitement. | He explains clumsily. |
elle | circonstancie | Elle circonstancie les faits. | She explains the facts. |
on | circonstancie | On circonstancie la réunion. | We explain the meeting. |
nous | circonstancions | Nous circonstancions l’événement. | We explain the event. |
vous | circonstanciez | Vous circonstanciez les règles. | You explain the rules. |
ils | circonstancient | Ils circonstancient les détails. | They explain the details. |
elles | circonstancient | Elles circonstancient les raisons. | They explain the reasons. |
Other Conjugations for Circonstancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circonstancier (this article)
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Circonstancier – 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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