Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Introduction to the verb diffracter
The English translation of the French verb diffracter is “to diffract.” It is pronounced “dee-frak-teh.”
Diffracter comes from the Latin word diffringere, meaning “to break apart.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense in a scientific or technical context, to talk about the process of light or sound waves being spread out or separated.
Here are three simple examples of diffracter in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Il est important que les scientifiques étudient comment la lumière se diffracte dans l’eau. (It is important that scientists study how light diffracts in water.)
- Je recommande que vous utilisiez un prisme pour diffracter les rayons lumineux. (I recommend that you use a prism to diffract light rays.)
- Il est possible que les ondes sonores se diffractent lorsqu’elles rencontrent un obstacle. (It is possible that sound waves diffract when they encounter an obstacle.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of diffracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | diffracte | Il faut que je diffracte la lumière. | I must diffract the light. |
tu | diffractes | Je préfère que tu diffractes. | I prefer you diffract. |
il | diffracte | Il est possible qu’il diffracte. | It’s possible he diffracts. |
elle | diffracte | Elle veut que j’elle diffracte. | She wants her to diffract. |
on | diffracte | Il est important qu’on diffracte. | It’s important we diffract. |
nous | diffractions | Il est préférable que nous diffractions. | It’s preferable we diffract. |
vous | diffractiez | Il est nécessaire que vous diffractiez. | It’s necessary you diffract. |
ils | diffractent | Il est essentiel qu’ils diffractent. | It’s essential they diffract. |
elles | diffractent | Il est crucial qu’elles diffractent. | It’s crucial they diffract. |
Other Conjugations for Diffracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffracter
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Diffracter – 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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