Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Introduction to the verb encorner
The English translation of the French verb encorner is “to corner” or “to run into”. It is pronounced as “ahn-kor-nay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of encorner can be traced back to the Latin word “cornu”, meaning “horn”. In French, the prefix “en” means “in” or “into”, thus creating the meaning of “to be in a corner” or “to run into a corner”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a possibility or unreal situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je veux que tu t’en corne avec lui. (I want you to corner him.)
- Il faut que les enfants ne s’encornent pas dans la rue. (The children mustn’t run into the street.)
- J’aimerais qu’elle s’en corne avec ses problèmes de santé. (I would like her to confront her health issues.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of encorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encorne | Il faut que j’encorne le taureau. | I must gore the bull. |
tu | encornes | Je préfère que tu encornes. | I prefer you gore. |
il | encorne | Il est possible qu’il encorne. | It’s possible he gores. |
elle | encorne | Elle veut que j’elle encorne. | She wants her to gore. |
on | encorne | Il est important qu’on encorne. | It’s important we gore. |
nous | encornions | Il est préférable que nous encornions. | It’s preferable we gore. |
vous | encorniez | Il est nécessaire que vous encorniez. | It’s necessary you gore. |
ils | encornent | Il est essentiel qu’ils encornent. | It’s essential they gore. |
elles | encornent | Il est crucial qu’elles encornent. | It’s crucial they gore. |
Other Conjugations for Encorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
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Encorner – 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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