Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Introduction to the verb américaniser
The English translation of the French verb américaniser is “to Americanize.” It is pronounced “ah-may-ree-ka-ni-zay.”
Américaniser comes from the noun “Amérique” (America) and the suffix “-iser” which is used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives. It means to make something or someone more American in terms of culture, customs, or language.
In everyday French, américaniser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary or formal tense used to express a past hypothetical action or event.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
- Il faut que nous ayons américanisé notre cuisine pour plaire à nos invités américains. (We had to Americanize our cuisine to please our American guests.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas américanisé ta façon de parler pour mieux communiquer avec tes collègues américains. (I regret that you did not Americanize your way of speaking to better communicate with your American colleagues.)
- Il est possible que les médias aient trop américanisé notre façon de voir le monde. (It is possible that the media has overly Americanized our way of seeing the world.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of américaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie américanisé | Je suis désolé que j’aie américanisé. | I’m sorry that I Americanized. |
tu | aies américanisé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies américanisé. | It’s necessary that you Americanize. |
il | ait américanisé | Il est probable qu’il ait américanisé. | It’s likely he Americanized. |
elle | ait américanisé | Elle est heureuse qu’elle ait américanisé. | She’s happy she Americanized. |
on | ait américanisé | On exige qu’on ait américanisé. | We demand that it’s been Americanized. |
nous | ayons américanisé | Nous espérons que nous ayons américanisé. | We hope we Americanized. |
vous | ayez américanisé | Je doute que vous ayez américanisé. | I doubt that you Americanized. |
ils | aient américanisé | Ils souhaitent qu’ils aient américanisé. | They wish they Americanized. |
elles | aient américanisé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient américanisé. | They prefer they Americanized. |
Other Conjugations for Américaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb américaniser
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Américaniser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
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