Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Introduction to the verb envier
The English translation of the French verb envier is “to envy.” It is pronounced as “ahn-vee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word envier comes from the Latin word “invidere,” meaning “to look at with envy or ill-will.” It first appeared in Old French in the 12th century.
In everyday French, envier is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a feeling of envy or desire for someone else’s possessions, qualities, or situation.
Example 1:
French: Il faut que je vous envie votre réussite.
English: I envy your success.
Example 2:
French: Je veux que tu n’envies pas la vie des autres.
English: I want you to not envy other people’s lives.
Example 3:
French: Nous ne voulons pas qu’ils nous envient notre bonheur.
English: We don’t want them to envy our happiness.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of envier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | envie | Je veux que je n’envie pas. | I want to not envy. |
tu | envies | Il est possible que tu envies. | It’s possible you envy. |
il | envie | Il est important qu’il envie. | It’s important he envies. |
elle | envie | Elle souhaite qu’elle envie. | She wishes she envies. |
on | envie | Il est nécessaire qu’on envie. | It’s necessary we envy. |
nous | envions | J’aimerais que nous envions. | I’d like us to envy. |
vous | enviiez | Il est préférable que vous enviiez. | It’s preferable you envy. |
ils | envient | Il est crucial qu’ils envient. | It’s crucial they envy. |
elles | envient | Il est intéressant qu’elles envient. | It’s interesting they envy. |
Other Conjugations for Envier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
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Envier – 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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