Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Introduction to the verb canonner
The English translation of the French verb canonner is “to bombard” or “to shell”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kah-noh-neh”.
The word “canonner” comes from the Old French word “canon”, which means “cannon”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express wishes, doubts, and possibilities.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je ne crois pas qu’ils canonnent le village. (I don’t think they are shelling the village.)
- Il faut qu’on arrête de canonner les civils. (We must stop bombarding civilians.)
- J’espère qu’ils ne vont pas continuer à canonner la ville. (I hope they won’t continue shelling the city.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of canonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | canonne | Je doute que je canonne. | I doubt I bombard. |
tu | cannones | Je veux que tu cannones. | I want you to bombard. |
il | canonner | Il est possible qu’il canonner. | It’s possible he bombs. |
elle | canonner | Elle préfère que j’elle canonner. | She prefers her to bomb. |
on | canonnet | Il est important qu’on canonnet. | It’s important we bomb. |
nous | canonniions | Je suis content que nous canonniions. | I’m glad we bomb. |
vous | cannoniez | Il est nécessaire que vous cannoniez. | It’s necessary you bomb. |
ils | cannonnent | Je suis surpris qu’ils cannonnent. | I’m surprised they bomb. |
elles | cannonnent | Il est crucial qu’elles cannonnent. | It’s crucial they bomb. |
Other Conjugations for Canonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
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Canonner – 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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