Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Introduction to the verb escarmoucher
The English translation of the French verb escarmoucher is “to skirmish” or “to engage in minor combat.” It is pronounced as “es-kar-moo-shay.”
The word escarmoucher comes from the Old French word “escarmucher” which means “to fight.” It is derived from the Latin words “ex” meaning “out” and “carpere” meaning “to pluck,” referring to the act of plucking out feathers in a fight. In everyday French, escarmoucher is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or doubt.
Here are three simple examples of escarmoucher in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il vaut mieux que nous n’escarmouchions pas avec eux. (It is better that we do not skirmish with them.)
- Je doute qu’ils s’escarmouchent aussi souvent qu’ils le prétendent. (I doubt that they skirmish as often as they claim.)
- Il est possible que les deux armées escarmouchent avant de commencer la bataille. (It is possible that the two armies will engage in minor combat before starting the battle.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of escarmoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escarmouche | Il est possible que je escarmouche. | It’s possible I skirmish. |
tu | escarmouches | Elle aimerait que tu escarmouches. | She would like you to skirmish. |
il | escarmouche | Il est important qu’il escarmouche. | It’s important he skirmishes. |
elle | escarmouche | Elle souhaite qu’elle escarmouche. | She wishes she skirmishes. |
on | escarmouche | Il est nécessaire qu’on escarmouche. | It’s necessary we skirmish. |
nous | escarmouchions | Il est recommandé que nous escarmouchions. | It’s recommended we skirmish. |
vous | escarmouchiez | Il est préférable que vous escarmouchiez. | It’s preferable you skirmish. |
ils | escarmouchent | Il est important qu’ils escarmouchent. | It’s important they skirmish. |
elles | escarmouchent | Il est crucial qu’elles escarmouchent. | It’s crucial they skirmish. |
Other Conjugations for Escarmoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
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Escarmoucher – 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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