Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Introduction to the verb balkaniser
The English translation of the French verb balkaniser is “to Balkanize.” It is pronounced as “bal-ka-nee-zay.”
The language origin of balkaniser can be traced back to the term “Balkanization,” which refers to the geographical and political fragmentation of the Balkan region in Southeast Europe. This term was first used in the late 19th century to describe the process of dividing and subdividing territories among different groups and creating smaller, independent states.
In everyday French, balkaniser is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Examples:
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Les conflits ethniques ont contribué à balkaniser la région. (Ethnic conflicts have contributed to Balkanizing the region.)
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La guerre a complètement balkanisé le pays. (The war has completely Balkanized the country.)
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Les tensions politiques ont lentement balkanisé la ville. (Political tensions have slowly Balkanized the city.)
In all of these examples, balkaniser is used in the past tense to describe the process of dividing and fragmenting something. The use of the Passé Composé tense emphasizes that the action has been completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of balkaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai balkanisé | J’ai balkanisé le pays. | I balkanized the country. |
tu | as balkanisé | Tu as balkanisé la région. | You balkanized the region. |
il | a balkanisé | Il a balkanisé la ville. | He balkanized the city. |
elle | a balkanisé | Elle a balkanisé le territoire. | She balkanized the territory. |
on | a balkanisé | On a balkanisé l’entreprise. | We balkanized the company. |
nous | avons balkanisé | Nous avons balkanisé la population. | We balkanized the population. |
vous | avez balkanisé | Vous avez balkanisé la culture. | You balkanized the culture. |
ils | ont balkanisé | Ils ont balkanisé l’économie. | They balkanized the economy. |
elles | ont balkanisé | Elles ont balkanisé les relations. | They balkanized the relationships. |
Other Conjugations for Balkaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
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Balkaniser – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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