Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Introduction to the verb abjurer
The English translation of the French verb abjurer is “to renounce” or “to recant”. It is pronounced “ab-zhoo-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word abjurer comes from the Latin verb abjurare, meaning “to swear off” or “to renounce”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and was originally used in a religious context, meaning to renounce one’s faith or beliefs. In modern French, it is most commonly used in a legal context to refer to the act of renouncing one’s former citizenship or nationality.
In everyday French, abjurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a desire, a wish, a doubt, or a possibility.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il faut que tu abjures tes croyances pour être accepté dans cette société. (You must renounce your beliefs to be accepted in this society.)
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J’espère que tu abjureras un jour tes préjugés. (I hope that one day you will renounce your prejudices.)
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Il est possible qu’elle abjure sa nationalité pour en obtenir une autre. (It is possible that she will renounce her nationality to obtain another one.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of abjurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | abjure | Il faut que je abjure mes fautes. | I must renounce my faults. |
tu | abjures | Je souhaite que tu abjures tes idées. | I wish you would renounce your ideas. |
il | abjure | Il est possible qu’il abjure ses croyances. | It’s possible he renounces his beliefs. |
elle | abjure | Elle préfère que j’elle abjure son mariage. | She prefers her to renounce her marriage. |
on | abjure | Il est important qu’on abjure cette pratique. | It’s important we renounce this practice. |
nous | abjurions | Il est préférable que nous abjurions ces idées. | It’s preferable we renounce these ideas. |
vous | abjuriez | Il est nécessaire que vous abjuriez vos actes. | It’s necessary you renounce your actions. |
ils | abjurent | Il est essentiel qu’ils abjurent leurs croyances. | It’s essential they renounce their beliefs. |
elles | abjurent | Il est crucial qu’elles abjurent cette pratique. | It’s crucial they renounce this practice. |
Other Conjugations for Abjurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abjurer
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Abjurer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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