Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Introduction to the verb chagriner
The English translation of the French verb chagriner is “to sadden” or “to upset”. It is pronounced as “sha-gree-neh” in its infinitive form.
The word chagriner comes from the Old French word “chagrine”, meaning “sorrow” or “distress”. It is related to the Latin word “carere”, meaning “to lack” or “to lose”.
In everyday French, chagriner is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, a fear, or a doubt about something.
Here are 3 simple examples of chagriner in the Subjonctif Présent tense:
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Je crains que tu ne te chagrin es de nos nouvelles. (I fear that you might be upset by our news.)
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Il est important que nous ne chagrin ions pas nos parents. (It’s important that we don’t sadden our parents.)
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J’aimerais que tu ne te chagrin es pas trop longtemps. (I would like you not to be saddened for too long.)
English translations:
- I fear that you might be upset by our news.
- It’s important that we don’t sadden our parents.
- I would like you not to be saddened for too long.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of chagriner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chagrine | Je suis triste qu’elle me chagrine. | I’m sad that she upsets me. |
tu | chagrines | J’ai peur que tu chagrines ta mère. | I’m afraid you upset your mother. |
il | chagrine | Il est inquiet que ça le chagrine. | He’s worried it upsets him. |
elle | chagrine | Elle est fâchée que ça la chagrine. | She’s angry it upsets her. |
on | chagrine | Il est possible que ça nous chagrine. | It’s possible it upsets us. |
nous | chagrinions | Je suis triste que nous chagrinions notre amitié. | I’m sad that we upset our friendship. |
vous | chagriniez | Il est nécessaire que vous chagriniez. | It’s necessary you upset them. |
ils | chagrinent | Il est évident qu’ils le chagrinent. | It’s evident they upset him. |
elles | chagrinent | Il est clair qu’elles se chagrinent. | It’s clear they upset themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Chagriner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chagriner
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Chagriner – 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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