Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Introduction to the verb enrailler
The English translation of the French verb enrailler is “to derail.” It is pronounced as “ahn-ray-ay.”
Enrailler comes from the Old French word “raillier” which means “to mock” or “to tease.” It evolved to mean “to put out of line” or “to cause something to go off track,” which is the current meaning of the verb.
In everyday French, enrailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish, possibility, or uncertainty.
- Je crains que le train ne s’enraille. (I’m afraid the train might derail.)
- Je souhaite qu’il neige encore demain pour enrailler les plans de pique-nique de mes amis. (I hope it snows again tomorrow to derail my friends’ picnic plans.)
- Il est possible que le projet s’enraille si nous ne trouvons pas de financement. (It’s possible that the project will derail if we don’t find funding.)
In these examples, enrailler is used to express a potential negative outcome or an uncertain situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of enrailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enrailles | Je doute que je enrailles la moto. | I doubt I will derail the bike. |
tu | enrailles | Elle veut que tu enrailles le train. | She wants you to derail the train. |
il | enrailler | Il est possible qu’il enrailler. | It’s possible he will derail. |
elle | enrailler | Elle craint qu’elle enrailler. | She fears she will derail. |
on | enrailler | Il est nécessaire qu’on enrailler. | It’s necessary we derail. |
nous | enraillons | Il est préférable que nous enraillons. | It’s preferable we derail. |
vous | enrailliez | Il est important que vous enrailliez. | It’s important you derail. |
ils | enraillent | Il est essentiel qu’ils enraillent. | It’s essential they derail. |
elles | enraillent | Il est crucial qu’elles enraillent. | It’s crucial they derail. |
Other Conjugations for Enrailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enrailler
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Enrailler – 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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