Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Introduction to the verb colporter
The English translation of the French verb colporter is “to peddle” or “to hawk.” It is pronounced as “kohl-por-tey.”
The word colporter comes from the Old French word “colporteur,” which is derived from the Latin word “colportor,” meaning “one who carries on his neck.” In everyday French, colporter is often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express uncertainty, doubt, or a wish.
- Je doute que tu colportes la vérité. (I doubt that you are peddling the truth.)
- Il est important que nous ne colportions pas de fausses rumeurs. (It is important that we do not spread false rumors.)
- Elle souhaite que je colporte ses produits dans les marchés locaux. (She wishes for me to peddle her products in local markets.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of colporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colporte | Il est important que je colporte la nouvelle. | It’s important I spread the news. |
tu | colportes | Je veux que tu colportes. | I want you to spread. |
il | colporte | Il est possible qu’il colporte des mensonges. | It’s possible he spreads lies. |
elle | colporte | Elle préfère que j’elle colporte la vérité. | She prefers her to spread the truth. |
on | colporte | Il est crucial qu’on colporte la bonne parole. | It’s crucial we spread the good word. |
nous | colportions | Il est essentiel que nous colportions des informations. | It’s essential we spread information. |
vous | colportiez | Il est nécessaire que vous colportiez des idées nouvelles. | It’s necessary you spread new ideas. |
ils | colportent | Il est préférable qu’ils colportent des rumeurs. | It’s preferable they spread rumors. |
elles | colportent | Il est important qu’elles colportent la nouvelle. | It’s important they spread the news. |
Other Conjugations for Colporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
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Colporter – 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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