Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb affleurer is “to skim” or “to brush against.” The infinitive form, affleurer, is pronounced “ah-fleur-ay.”
The language origin of affleurer comes from the French word “fleur,” meaning “flower” or “blossom.” The prefix “a-” indicates a movement towards, so the word literally means “to move towards a flower,” which can be interpreted as “to brush against.”
In everyday French, affleurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or desire, doubt, or uncertainty. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Je souhaite que tu n’affleures pas la surface de l’eau. (I wish you wouldn’t skim the surface of the water.)
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Il doute que le bateau puisse affleurer la rive. (He doubts that the boat can brush against the shore.)
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Nous craignons que le vent n’affleure les pétales des fleurs. (We fear that the wind will brush against the petals of the flowers.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affleure | Il faut que je n’affleure pas. | I must not touch. |
tu | affleures | Avant que tu n’affleures, attends. | Before you touch, wait. |
il | affleure | Il est possible qu’il affleure. | It’s possible he touches. |
elle | affleure | Elle veut que j’elle n’affleure pas. | She doesn’t want her to touch. |
on | affleure | Avant qu’on n’affleure, arrête. | Before we touch, stop. |
nous | affleurions | Il est préférable que nous affleurions. | It’s preferable we touch. |
vous | affleuriez | Il est nécessaire que vous affleuriez. | It’s necessary you touch. |
ils | affleurent | Il est essentiel qu’ils affleurent. | It’s essential they touch. |
elles | affleurent | Il est crucial qu’elles affleurent. | It’s crucial they touch. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – 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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