Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to concern/to occupy oneself with.” It is pronounced “ah-fay-reh.”
Affairer comes from the Old French word “afairer,” meaning “to do/make/to prepare.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express uncertainty, possibility or desire.
Examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense are:
- Il faut que je m’affaire à mes études. (I must concern myself with my studies.)
- Nous souhaitons que tu t’affaires à trouver une solution. (We hope that you will concern yourself with finding a solution.)
- Il est important que vous vous affairiez à régler ce problème. (It is important that you concern yourselves with solving this problem.)
English translations:
- I must concern myself with my studies.
- We hope that you will concern yourself with finding a solution.
- It is important that you concern yourselves with solving this problem.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affairer | Il faut que je m’affaire. | I must hurry. |
tu | affaires | Je préfère que tu t’affaires. | I prefer you hurry. |
il | affairat | Il est possible qu’il s’affaire. | It’s possible he hurries. |
elle | affairat | Elle veut qu’elle s’affaire. | She wants to hurry. |
on | affairat | Il est important qu’on s’affaire. | It’s important we hurry. |
nous | affairions | Il est préférable que nous nous affairions. | It’s preferable we hurry. |
vous | affairiez | Il est nécessaire que vous vous affairiez. | It’s necessary you hurry. |
ils | affairent | Il est essentiel qu’ils s’affairent. | It’s essential they hurry. |
elles | affairent | Il est crucial qu’elles s’affairent. | It’s crucial they hurry. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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Affairer – 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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