Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance/to put a distance between”. The infinitive form of distancier is pronounced as “dees-tahn-see-ey”.
The language origin of distancier comes from the French word “distance” and the suffix “-ier”, which indicates an action of making or putting something in a certain state. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, doubt, or uncertainty about something happening in the present or future.
Example 1: Je souhaite que nous distancions nos différences.
Translation: I wish for us to distance our differences.
Example 2: Il est possible que tu distancies tes amis à cause de ton comportement.
Translation: It is possible that you are distancing yourself from your friends because of your behavior.
Example 3: Nous doutons qu’ils distancient leurs rivalités pour travailler ensemble.
Translation: We doubt that they will distance their rivalries to work together.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distance | Je ne crois pas que je me distance. | I don’t think I distance myself. |
tu | distances | Je ne pense pas que tu te distances. | I don’t think you distance yourself. |
il | distance | Il est possible qu’il se distance. | It’s possible he distances himself. |
elle | distance | Elle désire que je me distance. | She wants me to distance myself. |
on | distance | Il est important qu’on se distancie. | It’s important we distance ourselves. |
nous | distancions | Il est essentiel que nous nous distancions. | It’s essential we distance ourselves. |
vous | distanciez | Il est nécessaire que vous vous distanciez. | It’s necessary you distance yourself. |
ils | distancent | Il faut qu’ils se distancent. | They must distance themselves. |
elles | distancent | Elle pense qu’elles se distancent. | She thinks they distance themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
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Distancier – 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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