Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Introduction to the verb enclouer
The English translation of the French verb enclouer is “to nail” or “to hammer in.” It is pronounced as “ahn-kloo-ay.”
Enclouer has its roots in the Old French word “encloer,” which comes from the Latin “inclavare,” meaning “to nail in.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the physical action of hammering in a nail, but it can also be used figuratively to mean “to firmly establish” or “to secure.”
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, enclouer is conjugated as follows:
- Je cloue
- Tu cloues
- Il/elle cloue
- Nous clouions
- Vous clouiez
- Ils/elles clouent
Here are three simple examples of enclouer used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je doute que tu encloues bien ce clou. (I doubt that you are hammering in this nail properly.)
- Il faut que nous enclouions cette planche pour qu’elle ne bouge pas. (We need to nail down this board so it doesn’t move.)
- Il est important que vous enclouiez ces idées dans l’esprit des élèves. (It is important that you firmly establish these ideas in the minds of the students.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of enclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encloue | Je doute que je l’encloue. | I doubt that I nail it. |
tu | encloues | Je préfère que tu encloues. | I prefer you nail. |
il | encloue | Il est possible qu’il encloue. | It’s possible he nails. |
elle | encloue | Elle veut que j’encloue. | She wants me to nail. |
on | encloue | Il est important qu’on encloue. | It’s important we nail. |
nous | enclouions | Il est préférable que nous enclouions. | It’s preferable we nail. |
vous | enclouiez | Il est nécessaire que vous enclouiez. | It’s necessary you nail. |
ils | enclouent | Il est essentiel qu’ils enclouent. | It’s essential they nail. |
elles | enclouent | Il est crucial qu’elles enclouent. | It’s crucial they nail. |
Other Conjugations for Enclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
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Enclouer – 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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