Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Introduction to the verb coloniser
The English translation of the French verb coloniser is “to colonize.” It is pronounced koh-loh-nee-zay in its infinitive form.
The language origin of coloniser can be traced back to the Latin word “colonia,” meaning “colony.” It was then adopted into French in the 15th century as the verb coloniser, which means “to establish a colony.”
In everyday French, coloniser is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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Il faut que nous colonisions cette région pour étendre notre empire. (We need to colonize this region to expand our empire.)
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Je doute qu’ils colonisent la planète Mars dans un avenir proche. (I doubt that they will colonize the planet Mars in the near future.)
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Il est important que les droits des peuples colonisés soient respectés. (It is important that the rights of colonized peoples are respected.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of coloniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colonise | Il est possible que je colonise. | It’s possible I colonize. |
tu | colonises | Elle veut que tu colonises. | She wants you to colonize. |
il | colonise | Il est important qu’il colonise. | It’s important he colonizes. |
elle | colonise | Il est preferable qu’elle colonise. | It’s preferable she colonizes. |
on | colonise | Elle veut qu’on colonise. | She wants us to colonize. |
nous | colonisions | Il est nécessaire que nous colonisions. | It’s necessary we colonize. |
vous | colonisiez | Il est essentiel que vous colonisiez. | It’s essential you colonize. |
ils | colonisent | Il est crucial qu’ils colonisent. | It’s crucial they colonize. |
elles | colonisent | Il est nécessaire qu’elles colonisent. | It’s necessary they colonize. |
Other Conjugations for Coloniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
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Coloniser – 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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